Middle East Turmoil
A movement originally for a Jewish state, now backing Israel.
Zionism
A discriminatory voting rule tied to familial eligibility disproportionately impacted African Americans in the early 20th century.
The Grandfather Clause
The candidate lost the popular vote in 2016 but won the election via the Electoral College.
Donald Trump
This is the main confusion people have on election night.
Electoral votes
The last name of the goofy tall Gov/Econ teacher, mr. christopher
Gonzales
These are two pieces of land that are currently occupied by Palestinians in the state of Israel
The Occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip
An unfair test used to determine a person's ability to read and write as a requirement for voting, often employed to disenfranchise minority groups in the past.
Literacy Test
This group of individuals created the Electoral College when drafting the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia.
The Framers (Founding Fathers)
The number of electoral votes needed to win the presidency.
270
The university that mr. christopher currently attends.
New York University (NYU)
A term used to describe the mass displacement and removal of Palestinians
Nakba
If this thing were a political candidate during the 2016 presidential election, it would have beat Trump and Clinton by a landslide.
Did not vote
28
The total number of electoral votes throughout the United States.
538
mr. christopher's favorite band is from New York
The Strokes
The directional area of the Gaza Strip that has the most damage and causalities
North Gaza Strip
This was the year the 19th Amendment (which gave women the right to vote) was enacted.
1920
This term is used for states that can shift either way in casting electoral votes, and they are called battleground states - like Florida and Nevada.
Swing States
The number of men who created the Electoral College when drafting the U.S. Consitution in Philadephia.
55
The year that mr. christopher graduated from high school
2016
This declaration, issued by the British in 1917, is criticized for its role in the perceived betrayal of Arab interests during the establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine.
The British Balfour Declaration
From the class video Why Americans Don't Vote (and What to Do About It), this was the first reason Americans do not vote.
They believe voting doesn't make a difference
The citizens from this state currently have 3x more voting power than voters in California.
Wyoming
These top three states have the most electoral votes in the United States.
In his home state of California, there are currently this many electoral votes they have, which is the largest throughout the U.S.
54