3.14 Electoral College

For every __________________, each state gets one electoral college vote.

• member of the House of Representatives.

• member of Congress.

• member of the state legislature.

• 500,000 people.

If a president wins the popular vote, what does he still need to become president?

• The candidate must next be confirmed by the Senate and the House of Representatives.

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  The candidate will become president.

• The candidate will become president only with a majority of electoral college votes.

• A runoff election must be held to determine the new president.

What is the deciding factor to winning the presidency?

• The candidate selected by a majority of the population won the presidency.

• The popular vote is not the deciding factor in winning the presidency.

• Candidates must campaign in all states to win a presidential election.

• The electoral college system was abolished after this election.

What do people not like about the Electoral College?

• Any election might have to be decided in the Senate.

• The winner of the popular vote is not guaranteed the presidency.

• Any election might be too close to be decided on the day people vote.

• The winner of the electoral vote is not guaranteed the presidency.

How do presidential elections work in the United States?

• Citizens vote for an elector, who then votes for the presidential candidate.

• Citizens vote for a political party leader, who then votes for a presidential candidate.

• Citizens vote for a justice of the Supreme Court, who then votes for a presidential candidate.

• Citizens vote for their member of Congress, who then votes for the presidential candidate.