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Electors: A member of the electoral college who chooses the president.

Topic: The Electoral College Aim: How does the electoral college choose the president?

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I. History of Electoral College Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution Reasons for it: 1. Balance power btw large states and small states 2. People weren’t informed enough to make a good decision 3. Voters didn’t know about candidates from other states C. Electors- chosen by state political parties who are pledged to support their party’s candidates.

II. What is the electoral college? 538 members from all 50 states (including Washington D.C.) Majority of 270 votes needed to win

III. How many electoral votes does each state get? # of Congressional seats plus 2 senate seats = electoral votes Example: NY has 27 Congressional Seats and 2 Senate seats = 29 Electoral votes Census taken every 10 years can change the # of electoral votes

IV. Why vote on Election Day? To choose the electors! Winner Take All System: the candidate who wins the popular vote in the state wins all the electoral votes.

V. Electoral College Meets in their state capital in December to cast vote Joint Session of Congress : January 6th 1. count the vote 2. make the election official C. January 20th – Inauguration Day

VI. What if no candidate gets the 270 votes needed to win? House of Representatives will elect the President. Senate will choose the Vice-President.

Bush: 50,456,002 (47.9%) 271 Gore: 50,999,897 (48.4%) 266

VII. Popular Vote v. Electoral Vote 1824: John Quincy Adams v. A. Jackson 1876: Rutherford B. Hayes v. Samuel J. Tilden 1888: Benjamin Harrison v. Grover Cleveland 2000: Al Gore v. George W. Bush

Summary 51 Separate Races Candidates have to figure out how to rack up 270 votes state by state http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/whos-ahead/key-states/map.html Process leaves some states out of the race.