Transcript Government by the Numbers

Government by the Numbers
Information assembled by Ms. Truemper
Mount Si High School Social Studies
How politically savvy are you?
Here’s an easy one…
1. There are ___ states in the
United States of America.
2. There are ___ Senators elected
from each state.
3. So…there are ___ Senators in the US?
4. Name the Senator(s) elected from our
state.
Getting tougher
5. There are ___ Congressional Districts in
Washington State.
6. There is/are ___ number of person(s) elected from
each district. (These people are called United States
Representatives.)
7. Where do these elected official(s) report to “work”?
8. Name the person(s) elected from your
Congressional District (and political party).
9. Name the number assigned to your
Congressional District.
No clue? Remember, you have given yourself the
freedom to participate whether you are right or wrong.
You want some more?
10. There are ___ Legislative Districts in
Washington State.
11. There are ___ number of person(s) elected
from each district. (These people are called
State Senators or State Representatives.)
12. Where do these elected official(s) report to
“work”?
13. Name the person(s) elected from your
Legislative District (and political party).
14. Name the number assigned to your
Legislative District.
Putting Congressional (Federal) and
Legislative (State) together
15. If there are ___ Senators from
Washington State (see #2), and…
16. …there are ___ U.S. Congressional
Representatives
from Washington State,…
17. …then there are ___ total members of
the U.S. Congress from Washington
State.
Adding up the U.S. Congress
18. Total # in the United States House of
Representatives ___(all states) +
19. Total # in the United States Senate ___
(all states) +
20. Don’t forget about the District of Columbia
who has ___ U.S. Representatives and…
21. … ___ U.S. Senators
22. 18 + 19 + 20 + 21= total members of
Congress, which is the same number as the
Electoral College
Government by Numbers
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House (435) + Senate (100) = Congress (535)
Washington, D.C. also has 3 US Representatives, but no
Senators in Congress , so the grand total is actually 538
Washington State = 2 Senators and 9 House Reps. = 11
23. How does the Electoral College work?
24. How many votes does a presidential candidate
need to win?
25. Washington State has _____ votes in the
Electoral College.
26. How can a presidential candidate win the
“Popular Vote”, but not the “Electoral Vote”?
The Electoral College
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Each member of the Electoral College (who are
all the same people from Congress) casts a vote
according to how his or her state voted in the
general election.
If the popular presidential vote in Washington
was for a Democrat (it usually is), then all 11
Washington Electoral College votes are given to
that Presidential candidate.
A presidential candidate needs half of the
Electoral College votes + 1 to win
538 / 2 = 269 + 1= 270
Electoral Votes for the 2004 & 2008 Elections
2000 – An historic year
Nominee:
Running Mate:
Party:
Home State:
Electoral Vote:
States carried:
Popular Vote:
Percentage:
George W. Bush
Richard B. Cheney
Republican
Texas
271
30
50,456,002
47.9%
Al Gore
Joe Lieberman
Democrat
Tennessee
266
20 + DC
50,999,897
48.4%
Which states does it take?
27. Name the 11 states whose Electoral
College votes are enough to win a
Presidential Election.
Answer
California
Texas
New York
Florida
Illinois
Pennsylvania
55
34
31
27
21
21
Ohio
Michigan
N. Carolina
Georgia
New Jersey
Total
20
17
15
15
15
270
Red + Blue = Purple
What will 2008 look like?
Answers
1. 50
2. 2
3. 100
4. Patty Murray (D) and Maria Cantwell (D)
5. 9
6. 1
7. Washington, D.C.
8. Dave Reichert, (R)
9. 8th Congressional District
Answers, cont.
10.
11.
12.
13.
49
3
Olympia, Wa
State Senator Cheryl Pflug, (R)
State Representative Jay Rodne, (R)
State Representative Glenn Anderson, (R)
14. 5th Legislative District
15. 2
16. 9
17. 11
Answers, cont.
18. 435
19. 100
20. 3
21. 0
22. 538
23. Explained in presentation
24. 270
25. 11
26. See 2000 Election example between Bush and Gore
27. In presentation