The Electoral College

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Who Won this Election?

PresidentialCandidate

Vice PresidentialCandidate

PoliticalParty

Popular Vote

Electoral Vote

George W. Bush

Richard Cheney

Republican

50,462,412

47.87%

27150.4%

Albert Gore Jr.

Joseph Lieberman

Democratic

51,009,810

48.38%

26649.4%

Ralph NaderWinona LaDuke

Green

2,883,443

2.74%

00.0%

Patrick Buchanan

Ezola Foster

Reform

449,181

0.43%

00.0%

Harry Browne

Art OlivierLibertarian

384,532

0.36%

00.0%

Other (+) - -236,6

070.22%

00.0%

Total105,425,98

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The Electoral College Explained

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Electoral College

The method the United States uses to elect the President every 4 years.

Each state has electors. The number of elector in each state is

calculated by:______________________

Washington, DC has _______ There is a total of _________ votes possible.

Electors

Most states have a “winner take all system” Electors are chosen by the political party. For example: Pennsylvania has ____ votes.

On election day both parties have 20 electors waiting to see who wins

When the votes are in, the party that wins casts ALL 20 votes for Pennsylvania

Winning the Electoral College

You have to win _____votes It is possible to get the majority of votes and

not win the Electoral College It is also possible for no candidate to win a

majority of electoral votes – especially if you have multiple candidates

If there is a tie, the House of Representatives selects the president and the Senate selects the Vice President

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