AGENDADecember 12/13, 2013

Today’s topics Democracy in Action: Booklets & questions The Electoral College

Electoral College reform proposals How does your vote compare? How can you win the popular vote and lose the EC?

Administrative Unit 2+3 Test corrections end Thurs., Dec. 19 REP passes: Remember to bring them tomorrow

Homework Unit 4 Guide: Complete pages 1-3 Due Jan. 6 - Chapter 16: Read + Glossary terms 16A+16B

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Learning GoalsUnit 4 GuideDoes the current presidential election process result in the best candidates?• Which states have more influence than others

in the presidential election process?• How do the Electoral College and the four

reform proposals work?oWhat are the advantages and disadvantages of

each?

• Which electoral system is best? Why?

Jigsaw:Electoral College Reform Proposals

Count off (1-5) and work with your group (10 min)Group 1: Electoral College (current system)Group 2: District planGroup 3: Proportional planGroup 4: Direct popular electionGroup 5: National popular vote

Report to the class &Class discussion to complete chart

Electoral CollegeHow does your vote compare?

Individual votes in WY count 3.04x as much as the national average CA voters have a little less influence than the average American,

about 84% as much A voter in OR has a little more influence than the average American

  Population Electoral votes

Residents per elector

Weight of vote

California 38,041,430 55 691,662 0.84Rhode Island 1,050,292 4 262,573 2.22

Wyoming 576,412 3 192,137 3.04Oregon 3,899,353 7 557,050 1.05United States 313,914,040 538 583,483 1.00

ALABAMA - 9 KENTUCKY - 8 NORTH DAKOTA - 3 ALASKA – 3 LOUISIANA - 9 OHIO - 21 ARIZONA – 8 MAINE - 4 OKLAHOMA - 8 ARKANSAS – 6 MARYLAND - 10 OREGON - 7 CALIFORNIA – 54 MASS. - 12 PENNSYLVANIA - 23 COLORADO – 8 MICHIGAN - 18 RHODE ISLAND - 4 CONNECTICUT – 8 MINNESOTA - 10 S. CAROLINA - 8 DELAWARE – 3 MISSISSIPPI - 7 SOUTH DAKOTA - 3DC – 3 MISSOURI - 11 TENNESSEE - 11 FLORIDA – 25 MONTANA - 3 TEXAS - 32 GEORGIA – 13 NEBRASKA - 5 UTAH - 5 HAWAII – 4 NEVADA - 4 VERMONT - 3 IDAHO – 4 NEW HAMP. - 4 VIRGINIA - 13 ILLINOIS – 22 NEW JERSEY - 15 WASHINGTON - 11 INDIANA – 12 NEW MEXICO - 5 WEST VIRGINIA - 5 IOWA – 7 NEW YORK - 33 WISCONSIN - 11 KANSAS – 6 N. CAROLINA - 14 WYOMING - 3

HomeworkBefore you leave

Pick up your belongings & any trash Straighten desks

Homework Unit 4 Guide: Complete pages 1-3 Due Jan. 6 - Chapter 16: Read + Glossary terms

16A+16B

REP passes: Remember to bring them tomorrow