electoral college vs. popular vote lesson 2-7. electoral college map
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Electoral College vs. Electoral College vs. Popular VotePopular Vote
Lesson 2-7
Electoral College Map
Electoral CollegeElectoral College• Votes are cast by Electoral College members. • Presidential candidates must receive 51% of the
electoral college votes in order to become president.
• The number of Electoral College votes per state is based on the number of members that state has in Congress. • Example: Kansas has 2 Senators and 4
Representatives so Kansas has 6 Electoral College votes.
• Electoral College members are elected from each state.
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Popular VotePopular Vote• Votes are cast by American citizens in all 50 states. • All citizens 18 years and older can vote. • Presidential candidates who receive the most popular
votes may not always become president. • Example: 2000 election Al Gore received the most
popular vote, but since George W. Bush received the majority of electoral college votes he became president.
• This has actually happened several times in our history.
• The candidate who receives the most votes in each state usually receive the electoral college votes from that state. • This may not always happen