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Unit IV Lesson 10
Presidential Elections Part III
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Essential Questions:
• How are rules or laws that govern the election process beneficial to the citizens of America?
• What are the most important factors in determining the outcome of an election?
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Step 4 in the Presidential Election Cycle: *The Electoral College
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“General Election”
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“General Election”
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“General Election”
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“General Election”
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Article II Section 1
“Electoral College
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16 Electoral
Votes
Article II Section 1:
“Each state shall appoint a NUMBER of electors equal to the number of representatives and senators it has in Congress…”
Electoral Votes
First
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“Electors”
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All States
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1,773,827
“Popular Vote”
ALL
16 Electoral Votes
2,078,688
Loser
“Winner-Take-All”
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The Electoral College is a “winner-take-all” system; the candidate who wins the popular vote wins ALL of that states
electoral votes and the loser receives NONE*
16 Electoral Votes 0 Electoral Votes
*Except for Nebraska and Maine which do the smart thing and split their electoral votes based on the
winner in each congressional district
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Democratic Voters Tend To: *Live on the East or West Coast or in “Urban Areas” (Big Cities). California, New York, and
other coastal areas have historically been solidly Democrat
Unit II
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Electoral
Votes
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Swing States (“Battleground States” or “Purple States”)- States where the political race between Democratic and Republican candidates is extremely
close and whose winner usually decides a presidential election
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“Swing States” or “Battleground States”
2016
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270
538
Presidential candidates must receive at least 270 electoral votes in order to win the election and become “President Elect” (270 = A majority of the 538 total votes possible)
270 270
“Majority”
538
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There is one potentially BIG problem with the Electoral College
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Obama Romney
PopularVote 2,827,621 2,661,407
ElectoralVote 18 0
“Winner-Take-All System”
2012
“Swing State”
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Obama Romney
Electoral Votes
332 206
224
2012
18 270
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2000 Election
“Popular Vote”
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Biggest flaw in the Electoral College- Because states award votes on a “winner-take-all” basis a candidate could win the “popular
vote” nationally and still not become president
“Popular Vote”
“Electoral Vote”
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“Popular Vote”
2012
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“President Elect”
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January 20th
The “President Elect” is voted into office in November but is sworn in and begins his term (“inaugurated”) on January 20th
(20th Amendment to the Constitution)
November March 20th Amendment
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In order to win a presidential election a candidate must:
A. Receive a majority of the votes in the electoral college
B. Receive a majority of the popular votes
C. Receive a unanimous vote from the electoral college
D. Receive a plurality of the popular vote
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Which of the following statements about the Electoral College is correct?
A.Each state is equally represented in the Electoral College B.The Electoral College was created by an amendment to the Constitution C.Each state’s delegation of electors consists of that state’s actual U.S. Senators and Representatives D.The results of electoral college voting can distort the winner’s margin of victory when compared with the popular vote for President
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The main reason why the popular vote and the electoral vote for president may be very different
is:
A. There is a large amount of corruption in American politics
B. The candidates focus their campaigns only a few key swing states
C. Small states have more power in the Electoral College than their population would merit
D. The winner-take-all system most states use in selecting electors distorts a candidate's margin of victory
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Which of the following outcomes is NOT possible in the Electoral College system?
A. The House of Representatives could choose the president
B. The Electoral College could choose a president who did not win the popular vote
C. A political party could choose a congressman to serve as one of its electors
D. The Senate could pick a vice-president other than the candidate’s running mate
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