Teaching Civics Let's Play Jeopardy! Electoral College

Let’s Play Jeopardy! Electoral College

Posted By eparker On October 19, 2011 @ 8:06 pm In | Comments Disabled

Author: Margaret E. Fisher

A team game based on Jeopardy used to clarify and review the Electoral College. Students answer questions that are provided as part of the lesson, gaining points for their team. Some prior knowledge of the Electoral College is required prior to playing. A quick fact sheet is also provided as part of the game. This lesson can be found in Update on Law-Related Education, 20.3, 1996, pp. 37–39.

Objectives

As a result of this lesson, students will

List the presidential election steps
Identify the role of political parties in the election of the president
Evaluate the need for reform in the Electoral College system

See pages 37-39:
https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publishing/insights_law_society/update20_3.authcheckdam.pdf ^[1]

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