Educational worksheet on the 1837 U.S. presidential election, asking students to determine the electoral votes for each state based on historical data.

1. The candidate must receive at least 270 electoral votes to win the presidency.
2. If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the House of Representatives chooses the president.
3. The candidate who wins the popular vote in a state typically receives all of that state’s electoral votes.
4. A candidate can win the presidency without winning the national popular vote because the Electoral College system awards electoral votes by state, not by total national popular vote.
5. The number of electoral votes each state has is equal to the sum of its U.S. Senators (always 2) and its U.S. Representatives (based on population).
6. The winner of the 2000 presidential election was George W. Bush, who received 271 electoral votes.
7. The candidate who won the popular vote in the 2000 election was Al Gore.
8. In the 2000 election, Florida’s 25 electoral votes were crucial because Bush won them by a very narrow margin, giving him the 271 electoral votes needed to win the presidency.
9. The Electoral College system gives more weight to smaller states because each state gets at least 3 electoral votes regardless of population, meaning voters in smaller states have proportionally more influence per capita.
10. The 2000 election demonstrated that a candidate can win the presidency without winning the popular vote, highlighting a key feature and potential controversy of the Electoral College system.