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The Presidential Election Game

Scott Thomas

22nd March 2016

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Presidential candidates must win states to gain the electoral college votes in order to secure victory in elections, but with fifty states and the District of Columbia all having a say, can your students identify which states went to Romney and with went to Obama?

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Scott Thomas

Scott is Subject Lead for History at Tutor2u, and works full time as a teacher of History. He has examined for Edexcel and holds a joint degree in History and Politics from Newcastle University

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