1. The Electoral
College
2017-Present

3. How is the president of the United States elected?
Preview Activity
How is the president of the United States elected?

4. The Electoral
College

5. Testable Information

6. Election Campaigns:
In the U.S. the ____________ _________ process is used to elect the President of the United States.
Electoral
College

8. chooses electors in every state.
Election Campaigns:
Each ______________
chooses electors in every state.
Political Party

9. The Electoral College Process:
2. Registered voters go to the polls and ___________.
Vote

10. The Electoral College Process:
3. The candidate who receives the most __________ votes in a state wins all that state’s electoral votes = winner-takes-all system.
Popular

11. The Electoral College Process:
4. The winning electors from each state meet to vote for the ___________ and _______________.
President
Vice President

12. The Electoral College Process:
5. The candidate who wins the __________ (270) of the electoral votes becomes the ________. A majority is more than half.
majority
President

14. The Electoral College Process:
Because of the winner-take-all system, candidates target densely ___________ states (lots of people) for campaigning, although candidates must pay attention to _________ populated states (fewer people) whose electoral votes may make the difference in tight elections.
populated
smaller

15. The Electoral College Process:
The requirements for a __________ vote to win in the Electoral College favors a two-party system.
majority

16. The Electoral College Process:
The number of electors for each state is based on the state’s _____________ ___________________
Congressional
Representation

17. The Electoral College Process:
Every state has ____ senators. 2

18. This means it is ______________ for every state.
equal

19. The Electoral College Process:
The number of representatives is based on ____________.
population

20. The Electoral College Process:
Senate
House
of Reps.
_____ + _____ = _____________
Electors

21. In Review…

22. The Electoral College Process:
The People go out and Vote…

23. The Electoral College Process:
The People’s votes determine which
set of electors will go to Washington
and vote…

24. The Electoral College Process:
The electors vote and the
President and Vice President
are selected.

26. Processing Activity
Use the notes we took today to fill In the processing activity on your own.

27. The Electoral
College
2008-Present