1. Map Activity
Reflecting on the vocabulary given to you during the Power Point Presentation for session 3, complete the following questions.

2. QUESTIONS for students
1. What voting patterns do you see on the state-by-state maps? 2. What are some factors that help to explain the voting patterns? 3. What voting patterns are revealed by the county-by-county maps that are different from those shown in the state-by-state maps? 4. Which set of maps encourages the belief that our country is strongly divided in its political view by region? 5. Which set is more likely to cause us to question how strong that division is?

3. 2008 presidential election: state by state

4. 2008 Presidential election: county by county
Source: The Washington Post

5. 2012 election results: state by state
Source:

6. 2012 election results: county by county