We analyzed an electoral college map for the 2010 presidential election and , based thereon, Sam drew conclusions as to which portions of the country voted Republican and which voted Democratic. Sam further observed the relationship between a state's population and the number of electoral votes assigned to each state. Last, we discussed the "winner take all" rule which can result in a candidate winning the popular vote yet losing the election. We will be exploring this phenomenon more closely next session. Sam has agreed to come to school during the Winter Break and ,as such, we will be meeting again on Thursday December 27th from 10 -12. For homework, for that next session, I assigned reading pages 195-198, and pages 205-208 and answering questions 1-3 on page 198 and completing the chapter assessment test on page 213.