Electoral College

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What is the purpose of the Electoral College?

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Elect the President of the United States.

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Total amount of electoral votes in the electoral college.

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538

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What is the number needed to be elected President? Options: 260, 270, 269, 538

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270

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The U.S. state worth the most amount of Electoral votes.

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California

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The color used to represent the Democratic candidate.

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blue

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The color used to represent the Republican candidate.

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red

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States that are very closely divided in their support of both parties.

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Battleground States/Swing States

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The bigger the ___________________ of a state the more electoral votes a state receives.

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population

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What does "Winner take all" mean?

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All of a state's electoral votes go to the candidate who had the majority of votes in that state.

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Even though Washington, D.C. is not a state, it has three electoral votes.

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True