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<br>2.  What is your prediction for the final Electoral College votes for the presidential election this year?  Include actual numbers, and a brief discussion.

<br>2.  What is your prediction for the final Electoral College votes for the presidential election this year?  Include actual numbers, and a brief discussion.

<br>3.  Explain what "early voting" is, and include your view of it.

<br>3.  Explain what "early voting" is, and include your view of it.

<br>4.  Pick your favorite political term that is defined in this lecture, and explain the significance of it.

<br>4.  Rank these systems in order of how democratic they are:  closed primary, caucus, open primary, and a referendum.

<br>5.  If Romney loses Ohio, Nevada and Iowa, which State(s) '''''must''''' Romney win in order to win the election (assuming that Obama will almost certainly win at least 237 electoral votes" as discussed in the lecture)?  (Make sure you understand this question, and doublecheck your answer, because this question is easy to answer incorrectly.)

<br>5.  If Romney loses Ohio, Nevada and Iowa, which State(s) '''''must''''' Romney win in order to win the election (assuming that Obama will almost certainly win at least 237 electoral votes" as discussed in the lecture)?  (Make sure you understand this question, and doublecheck your answer, because this question is easy to answer incorrectly.)

<br>6.  Write and send a letter to the editor of a newspaper, and include your letter in your homework.  (One year a student, in response to a similar question, had his letter accepted for publication in the ''New York Times''.)

<br>6.  Write and send a letter to the editor of a newspaper, and include your letter in your homework.  (One year a student, in response to a similar question, had his letter accepted for publication in the ''New York Times''.)

<br>7.  Rank these systems in order of how democratic they are:  closed primary, caucus, open primary, and a referendum.

<br>7.  Pick your favorite political term that is defined in this lecture, and explain the significance of it.

<br>8.  What is your view of referenda (also called propositions or initiatives)?  Discuss.  

<br>8.  What is your view of referenda (also called propositions or initiatives)?  Discuss.  

9. Is there any plausible way that Romney can win the presidential election without winning Ohio?  Explain.

9. Is there any plausible way that Romney can win the presidential election without winning Ohio?  Explain.

<br>10.  Do you think there should be limits on who can vote?

<br>10.  Do you think there should be limits on who can vote?

<br>11.  What is your view of whether the Electoral College system for electing the president should be replaced with the national popular vote.

<br>11.  What is your view of whether the Electoral College system for electing the president should be replaced with the national popular vote.

<br>12.  Write about any topic in the lecture.

<br>12.  What is your view of requiring a photo ID as a condition of allowing someone to vote?

<br>13.  Write about any topic in the lecture.

You can post your answers at [[American Government Homework Seven]].

You can post your answers at [[American Government Homework Seven]].