Electoral College

Electoral College

Let's take a couple of notes

​Electoral College

• ​How the president is elected

• ​Each state gets a number of electors

• ​# in House + # in Senate = Electors

• ​Candidates need to win the "big" states

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Multiple Choice

What does the Electoral College decide?

• How many electors each state gets

• The U.S. President

• Who goes to college

• Number of Senators from each state

Multiple Choice

How do we know how many electors each state gets?

• Count the number in the State House of Representatives

• Count the number of people in the State Senate

• Count the number of Representatives in the House

• Add the number of Representatives and the number of Senators

Multiple Choice

How many electors does Florida have?

• 29

• 27

• 10

• 55

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• Executive Branch Notes

• Vocabulary.com words​

• ​Frayer Model words

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• ​Electoral College Notes

Poll

How confident are you that you will do well on tomorrow's test?

• Extremely confident; I'll get an A or a B

• Somewhat confident, but I need to study tonight

• I'm going to need to study everything tonight

• I am so lost!

Multiple Choice

How old do you have to be to run for president?

• 18

• 25

• 35

• 45

Multiple Choice

Who becomes President if something happens to both the President and the Vice-President?

• Speaker of the House

• Secretary of State

• President of the Senate

• There's a new special election

Multiple Choice

Jenna was born in Ireland to Irish parents, but moved to the United States when she was a baby. She is 47 years old, and has lived in Florida for 20 years. Can she run for president?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Foreign means

• only in a city

• having to do with technology

• only in our country

• having to do with another country

Multiple Choice

Which one is NOT part of the President's cabinet?

• Secretary of Education

• Secretary of Homeland Security

• Secretary of Security

• Secretary of State

Multiple Choice

In his or her role as ______________________, the president can negotiate treaties with other countries.

• Chief Diplomat

• Commander in Chief

• Chief Legislator