The Electoral College

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Who decides who a states electors are?
The party who wins the popular vote.
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In 2020, Virginia had 11 representatives in the House of Representatives. How many electoral college votes did VA have in that years election?
13, (Add 2 for 2 senators.)
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The winner-take-all system makes candidates target ______ states. Why?
Larger.
This is because they will earn more electoral votes by doing so.
Ex; You're looking on the sidewalk for dropped coins. You need $1.00. Would you get that dollar by finding pennies first, or quarters?
The answer is quarters. Obviously. But, to quickly get enough electoral votes, they need to target larger states.
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In total, you can get up to ___ electoral votes. But to win, they only need ___.
538, 270.
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What is a winner-take-all system?
The winner of the popular vote, no matter how small the amount they won by, get to have all of the electoral votes.
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If the party's candidate 'won' the popular vote, then that means...
...their electors can vote in the 'official' election. (In mid-January.)
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A swing state is...
...a state whose electoral votes could change the result in an election.
They also are known to not usually vote for one specific party or another.
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Popular vote means the...
Total number of votes a candidate gets from individual voters.
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The total amount of representatives in congress is...
...The total number of electors.
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The number of electors for each state is determined by which two things?
Population (The bigger the state population, the more electors.)
((The number of representatives the the HOR.))
+2, because of the senators for that state. EVERY state has 2 electors. 100 Electors in total.
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Who chooses the slate of electors for each state?
Each political party.
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What is a faithless elector?
A faithless elector is an Elector that changes their vote when the electorate (People that vote) choose someone who is unfit for office.
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The Electoral College is the process of...
Voters cast their votes for who they want to vote for. Designated representatives, Electors, go to cast the official vote for them.
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The electoral college is used to elect...
The president and Vice President.