Electoral College

More population=more districts=weighs more influence for election

# of election is what matters

What can a elector not be

1.he or she cannot be a representative or senator 2.he or she cannot be a high-ranking u.s official in a position of "trust or profit" 3.he or she cannot be someone who has "engaged in insurrection or rebellion" against the U.S

How are electors selected

1.nominated by his or her state party committee 2. "campaigns" for a spot and the decision is made during a vote held at the states party convention

2 elections that were decided by the House of Representatives

1801:Thomas Jefferson and Aaron burr 1825:Andrew Jackson and John Quincy adams(the last time there was a tie)

Name the four elections when the candidate who led the popular vote vote did not win the office

1824:John Quincy 1876:Rutherford B. Hayes 1888: Benjamin Harrison 2000:George W.bush

A candidate must receive _____ of the 538 votes to win the election

270

The goal of any candidate is to put together the right combination of states that will give him or her _______ electoral votes

270

How much does the electoral college include

538 electors,535 for the total number of congressional members

When do people go to local voting booths to elect,among other officials ,the next president and vice president of their country

Every four years, on the tuesday following the first monday of novemeber

T/F in most presidential a candidate who wins the popular vote will also receive the majority of the electoral votes

False

In cases where no candidate wins a majority of electoral votes the decision is thrown to the _______ by virtue of the 12th amendment

House of Representatives

The electoral college

Is a controversial mechanism of presidential elections that was created by the framers of the U.S constitution as a compromise for the presidential election process

District system

Is observed in both Maine and Nebraska.in these states,two electors votes are made based on the candidate who received the most votes statewide

Each state has a number of electors equal to the number of _____

It's U.S senators (2 in each state),plus the number of its US representatives, which varies according to the states population.

When are the winners sworn into office

Jan 20 @12

When does the president of the senate opens and reads the votes in the presence of both houses of congress

Jan 6

When do the electors of each state meet in their respective state capitals to officially cast their votes for president and vice president

On the Monday following the second Wednesday in December.

Arcticle 2 section 1 of the constitution

The compromise was to set up an electoral college system that allowed voters to vote for electors,who would then cast their votes for candidates.

National archives and records(NARA)

The u.s constitution contains very few provisions relating to the qualifications of electors.

How does the house of rep select the president

They select the president by majority vote with each state delegation receiving one vote to cast for the three candidates, who received the most electoral votes.

A vote for the candidates for the president and vice-president named on the ballot is a vote for the electors

This is the case for 48 states is known as the "winner-take-all system"

How many represent Washington DC

Three as allowed by the 23rd amendment

Electoral college

is a block,or weighed,voting system that is designed to give more power to states with more votes,but allows for small states to swing an election, as happened in 1876