Voting for President X Mystery Cache
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The coordinates of this hanging pill bottle will be yours after you answer these questions about one of America's most selective colleges, the Electoral College. (Then, there's some simple math.)
The final is at N 38° 3A.BCD W 121° 4E.FGH. (No need to multiply.)
L. If the 2008 election had ended in a two-way tie, how many electoral votes would each candidate have received?
M. In the first real test of the electoral system, the Presidential election of 1796, with what party was the winner affiliated? (Use 1 if first letter is A, 2 if B, and so on.)
N. With what party was the runner-up affiliated?
P. What state name is associated with the compromise between large and small states during the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 that helped to define the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution?
Q. In what year did the Supreme Court hear Ray v. Blair, 343 U.S. 214, which examined the constitutionality of state laws requiring electors to vote for the winner of the state's popular vote? (Use last two digits only.)
R. What Constitutional amendment clarifies how electors vote for President and Vice President (1804)?
S. What article of the Constitution describes how to determine the number of electors for each state?
T. What Constitutional amendment allocates electors to Washington DC?
U. What number appears in the name of the committee that, during the Constitutional Convention, recommended that the Presidential election be by a group apportioned among the states in the same numbers as their representatives in Congress?
V. Currently, how many electors do the least populous states have?
Now, for the math. (Note that AB is a two-digit number.)
AB = L - T - 4*Q
C = U - S
D = V
E = M - 1
F = N + P
G = R - 5
H = M - V
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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