1. Label each state on the back of this sheet with its 2-letter abbreviation and the number of electoral votes the state gets in the 2004 Presidential election.
AK 3 AL 9 AR 6 AZ 10
CA 55 CO 9 CT 7 DC 3
DE 3 FL 27 GA 15 HI 4
IA 7 ID 4 IL 21 IN 11
KY 8 KS 6 LA 9 MA 12
MD 10 ME 4 MI 17 MN 10
MO 11 MS 6 MT 3 NC 15
ND 3 NE 5 NH 4 NJ 15
NM 5 NV 5 NY 31 OH 20
OK 7 OR 7 PA 21 RI 4
SC 8 SD 3 TN 11 TX 34
UT 5 VA 13 VT 3 WA 11
WI 10 WV 5 WY 3
2. Choose to either be the Campaign Manager for President Bush or Senator Kerry.
3. There are a total of 538 electoral votes available. To win, you must get at least 270 electoral votes. The political polls agree that Senator Kerry is sure to win CA, NY, IL, MA, MD, NJ, CT, RI, HI, VT, DE, and DC; and will probably win WA, ME, and NH. The polls agree that President Bush will win TX, GA, IN, VA, KY, TN, SC, LA, AL, MS, ID, UT, MT, WY, ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, and AK; and will probably win AR, NC, AZ, NV and CO.
4. Color or shade the map into 4 categories �
- those you do not expect to win
- those you expect to win
- the minimum number of other states you need to win the election
- other states you have a chance to win
5. Add a title, legend, your name and period to the map.