Electoral College Map Coloring Activity 2016

The basic process of selecting the President of the United States as directed by the U.S. Constitution.

Find the definitions of election-related terms.

The US Constitution. The Constitution of the United States is a document that outlines the basis of the federal (national) government of the USA. It was written in 1787 at a

You can have a classroom election to decide an issue that your students care about (recess, snacks, a classroom activity, …) or have a mock-presidential election. Your election can include disccussing the issues, registering voters, voting in a voting area by secret ballot, counting and tallying the votes, and putting the election results into effect. What issues do you care about?

Write a poem about voting. Start each line with a letter from the word “VOTE.”

Think of and write eight election words. Then, for each word, write a sentence containing that word. Sample answers: vote, elect, campaign, candidate, primary, caucus, Democrat, Republican.

Learn all about US elections by doing a fill-in-the-blank printout. Or go to the answers.

Compare and contrast two candidates running for office in this Venn diagram printout.

A short, printable book about how the US President is elected. Page headings include: Representative Democracy, Issues You Care About, Political Parties, Primary Elections, Political Conventions, Registering to Vote, How to Vote, Who Wins? (the Electoral College), and The Presidential Term.

Answer 10 questions about the US Presidential election. Or go to the answers.

Compare the platforms of the political parties, noting their stances on issues such as taxes, national defense, education, health care, social security, the environment, immigration, etc. You can use the political party’s websites to determine their platforms. Members can go to a pdf version of the worksheet.

Each candidate for office has a set of stances on issues that affect our lives, including energy, national defense, education, taxes, health care, social security, the environment, immigration, and many other issues. Compare the stances of the candidates on these issues along with the candidates’ achievements and qualifications. What issues do you care about? You can use the candidates’ websites to determine their stances and achievements. Members can go to a pdf version of the worksheet.

Each candidate for office has a set of stances on issues that affect our lives, including energy, national defense, education, taxes, health care, social security, the environment, immigration, and many other issues. Compare the stances of the candidates on these issues along with the candidates’ achievements and qualifications. What issues do you care about? You can use the candidates’ websites to determine their stances and achievements. Members can go to a pdf version of the worksheet.

What do you think are the most important issues in this election (and why)?

What do you think are the most important qualities a president should have (and why)?

Write a page on what you’d do if you were the President. How would you change the world?

Answer the questions and follow the instructions to color the US electoral college map. Answers: 3. California (with 55 votes), 4. Texas (with 38 votes), 5. New York and Florida (with 29 votes each), 6. Georgia, 7. Washington, 8. Vermont, 9. Nebraska, 10. Louisiana.

After the US presidential election, color the US states on the map: red for states that vote Republican, blue for states that vote Democratic. Then tally the electoral votes for each party - 270 votes are needed to become US President.

After the US presidential election, color the US states on the map: red for states that vote Republican, blue for states that vote Democratic. This can be a standalone activity, or you can use the map as a larger, easier-to-color picture for our other electoral college worksheets, the Electoral College Coloring Map and the Electoral College Map Activity.

See if you can think of and write down an election word for each letter of the alphabet. Or go to a sample answer page.

Write a paper about a US President, writing about the President’s early life, the presidency, and the post-presidency. Or go to the grading rubric.

Match two syllables to make 10 election words. The words are elect, voting, campaign, platform, ballot, tally, recount, office, winner, loser. Or go to the answers.

Find the words in the election wordsearch puzzle, then use the extra letters to find the secret message: “In the USA, we vote on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November.” Or go to the answers.

Use the list of election spelling words to answer simple questions. Words: election, candidate, vote, campaign, November, tally, parties, citizen, choices, issues. Or go to the answers.

Put 10 election words in alphabetical order. The words are: election, candidate, voter, primary, choose, platform, recount, caucus, issues, tally. Or go to the answers.

Write a sentence for each election-related spelling word. Words: November, vote, election, elect, campaign, ballot, stance, winner, tally, recount.

Use the alphabet code to find the message about US Presidential elections. Answer: “In the USA we vote for President every four years.”

Use the alphabet code to find the secret message about US elections. Answer: “US elections are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.”

How many words can you make using the letters from “Vote in November”? Sample answers: never, mention, bovine, .... Go to a worksheet with 30 blanks or a worksheet with 50 blanks.

Find synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, an anagram, and a compound word, then capitalize, punctuate, and correct the spelling of sentences. Or go to the answers.