Electoral College
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15 Terms
Electoral College
the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice-president
electorate
the citizens eligible to vote
popular vote
the vote cast by citizens in an election
electoral vote
the official vote for president and vice president by electors in each state
Virginia's electoral vote
13
California's electoral vote
54
winner-take-all system
when the candidate with the most popular votes wins all the electoral votes for a state
How many electoral votes are there?
538
270
electoral votes needed to win presidency
majority
more than half
congressional representation
Number of representatives for a state plus 2 senators
2
Number of senators each state gets
3
smallest number of electoral votes a state can have
Congress
the Lawmakers of the United States government; the House of Representatives & the Senate
Amendment 23
granted residents of Washington, D.C. the right to vote in presidential elections, giving the district three electoral votes.