Redskins Rule

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/redskins-rule

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the first deviation?The rule was first broken in the 2012 US presidential election
2. How did the Redskins Rule predict presidential elections?If the Redskins won their last home game before the election, the incumbent president's party tended to win the election. If the Redskins lost, the opposing party usually won.
3. Why did the Redskins Rule stop working in 2012?In 2012 the pattern broke, meaning the Redskins' result did not match the election outcome. After that, the rule only matched once more, showing it was just a coincidence.

Statistical Anomaly: An event or data point that deviates from what is expected or normal in statistical analysis.
Causation vs. Correlation: Correlation indicates a relationship, while causation means one event directly causes another.
Incumbent Advantage: The tendency for a sitting president or political party to have an advantage in re-election campaigns.