Electoral College

Electoral College

The Presidential Election.

What is the Electoral College?

It is a group of people who formally elect the President of the United States.

It is also a process called an indirect election.

Important facts about the Electoral College

• Article 2, Section 1, Clause 2 decides how many electors each state is allowed.

• Forumula: total # of state representatives + total # of senators = elector amount.

• Example: California has 53 representatives + 2 Senators = 55 electors.

• A Candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win.

There are a lot of interesting details about the electoral college.

Video Knowledge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9H3gvnN468&list=WL&index=2

Questions?

Worksheet in Google Classroom

Electoral College Notes. The video is included in the assignment.