The Electoral College

The electoral college is the group of people chosen from each state and the district of Columbia that formally

selects the president and vice president

each state is worth points based on their

representation in congress

every ___ years, the ___ ___ is taken to determine how many representatives each state will have in the house of representatives

10; us census

House of Reps + ____ = number of electoral votes

senate

voters do not vote directly for the president. instead they vote for

electors in the electoral college

the electors are appointed by each ___ legislature

state

electors must be loyal

political party members

electors may not hold any other ____, get ____, or have other ____

office; paid; jobs

electors ____ appear on the ballot under the candidate they will vote for

names

there are ___ total electors

538

whoever wins the ___ ___ in each state gets all of the states electoral votes

popular vote

to win the presidency, a candidate needs at least ___ electoral votes

270