Section 26.

1 Activity: The Presidential Election of 2000 (10 points)

The election of 2000 became one of the most controversial presidential elections of all time. The
focus was not only on the election results but also on the electoral map itself.

This activity will be turned in for credit at the end of Lesson 10. It will be graded on the
following criterion:

 Interpretation of the political map from the election of 2000 (10 points)

Step 1: Examine the Electoral Map

Examine the electoral map of 2000 and what the political breakdown means to modern politics.

http://www.100bestwebsites.org/alt/evmaps/electoral-maps.htm

Step 2: Interpret the Electoral Map

Using the map, answer the following questions:

1. The winner needed 270 electoral votes. Who won the electoral vote for the election of
2000? What were the numbers?
 In the election of 2000, George W Bush won the electoral vote with total 271
votes.

2. Who won the popular vote for the election of 2000? What percentage of the population
went for each candidate?
In the election of 2000, Al Gore won the popular vote with 48.4% (50,999,897
votes) while Bush got 47.9% (50,456,002 votes)

3. List three observations based up these facts and the 2000 electoral map
a. The popular vote doesn’t really matter as the electoral vote has the final say.
b. Bush and Al Gore’ votes were really tie both in the electoral and popular.
c. States in center and east were won majorly by the Republican.