Grace for President

When did Mrs. Barrington roll

out the big poster of the Presidents of the USA?

• One Monday morning in October

• One Monday morning in November

• One Monday afternoon in September

• One Monday morning in September

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American President

Why was Grace so upset?

• Because Donald Trump is the President

• Because she cannot have McDonald's for lunch

• Because there has never been a female President of the USA

• Because Mrs. Barrington has given her extra homework.

What did several students do

when Grace said she wanted to be President?

• They shouted out

• They cried

• They laughed

• This sang a song

What did Grace think about how it was going to be to become President?

• It would be hard

• It would be easy

• It would be 50/50

• She didn't know how it was going to be

Who is the candidate from Mr. Waller’s class?

• Thomas Cobb

• Terry Cobb

• Trevor Cobb

• Trevor Noah

Name the 3 qualities that Thomas Cobb has.

• President of the chess club

• Captain of the school soccer team

• Blue Ribbon winner at the science fair

• Fastest swimmer in the school

• Spelling bee champion

How many states did the teachers put in the hat?

• Fifty-two

• Fifty-one

• Fifty plus one

• Forty

Answer explanation

There are 50 states of American and 1 district - the District of Columbia - where the capital, Washington (DC) is situated. That is why Washington is often referred to as DC, so as not to confuse it with the state of Washington, which is situated on the west coast of America on the shores of the Pacific Ocean.

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American States

What does the number 16 mean?

• It is when you can leave school in America

• It is the number of electoral votes for the state of Michigan

• It is how old Grace is

• It the how old you have to be to vote in the USA

How many electoral votes does California, Florida and Wyoming have?

• 11, 38 and 29

• 55,29 and 3

• 50, 60 and 30

• 7, 4 and 3

Answer explanation

Each state is allocated a certain number in the Electoral College. It all depends on the number of people registered as living in that state. So California, which has the largest population of all the states (40 million) gets 55, the largest number of electoral votes. The state of Wyoming has just 550 thousand residents and so gets just 3 votes.

What does the number of electoral votes for each state rely on?

• How heavy each citizen is in that state. The heavier, the more votes

• The average IQ of each citizen in that state

• The number of dogs that each citizen owns. The more dogs, the more votes

• The size of population in that state. The more registered citizens in that state, the more votes.