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Put your names (first and last) next to the pair of states you will be looking at: | Put your names (first and last) next to the pair of states you will be looking at: | ||
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| − | + | States:.......................................Names.......................................... | |
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| + | Alabama / Louisiana | ||
| + | Mississippi/ Arkansas | ||
| − | + | California / Colorado | |
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| − | California | + | |
| − | Colorado | + | |
| − | Connecticut | + | Connecticut / Delaware |
| − | Delaware | + | |
| − | Florida | + | Florida / Georgia |
| − | Georgia | + | |
| − | Hawaii | + | Hawaii / Alaska |
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| − | Illinois | + | Illinois / Indiana |
| − | Indiana | + | |
| − | Iowa | + | Iowa / Kansas |
| − | Kansas | + | |
| − | Kentucky | + | Kentucky / Missouri |
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| − | Maine | + | Maine / Maryland |
| − | Maryland | + | |
| − | Massachusetts | + | Massachusetts / Vermont |
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| − | Minnesota | + | Minnesota / Michigan |
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| − | + | Idaho/ Montana | |
| − | Montana | + | |
| − | Nebraska | + | Nebraska / Nevada |
| − | Nevada | + | |
| − | New | + | New York/ New Jersey |
| − | New Jersey | + | |
| − | New Mexico | + | New Mexico / Arizona |
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| − | North Carolina | + | North Carolina / Tennessee |
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| − | Ohio | + | Ohio / Wisconsin |
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| − | Oregon | + | Oregon / Washington |
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| − | Rhode Island | + | Rhode Island / New Hampshire |
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| − | South Dakota | + | South Dakota / North Dakota |
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| − | + | Texas / Utah | |
| − | Texas | + | |
| − | Utah | + | |
| − | + | Pennsylvania / Virginia | |
| − | Virginia | + | |
| − | + | South Carolina/ West Virginia | |
| − | West Virginia | + | |
| − | + | Oklahoma/ Wyoming | |
| − | Wyoming | + | |
Revision as of 01:03, 6 November 2008
Assignment for Nov 12th
Here is a list of the fifty states. Please find one other person in the class and analyze the election results in two states. Your presentation (five minutes maximum!) should include some graphics (you can use my laptop and a projector or the overhead projector). Include who won and in which part of the state he received the most votes. You might also mention why you think the particular candidate did better or worse in some areas of the state.
Put your names (first and last) next to the pair of states you will be looking at:
States:.......................................Names..........................................
Alabama / Louisiana
Mississippi/ Arkansas
California / Colorado
Connecticut / Delaware
Florida / Georgia
Hawaii / Alaska
Illinois / Indiana
Iowa / Kansas
Kentucky / Missouri
Maine / Maryland
Massachusetts / Vermont
Minnesota / Michigan
Idaho/ Montana
Nebraska / Nevada
New York/ New Jersey
New Mexico / Arizona
North Carolina / Tennessee
Ohio / Wisconsin
Oregon / Washington
Rhode Island / New Hampshire
South Dakota / North Dakota
Texas / Utah
Pennsylvania / Virginia
South Carolina/ West Virginia
Oklahoma/ Wyoming
