What is it?
This group of people elects the president and vice president every four years.
What is a group of people who elect the president and vice president
Citizens
What is a state called when it could go either Republican or Democrat - it is too close to call
Battleground State
If a state has 15 House representatives, how many electoral votes does it have?
What is 17 (15 representatives + 2 senators)?
Which day do US Citizens cast their vote for President (Election Day)?
The first Tuesday in November
This phrase means a candidate needs more than half of the votes.
What is majority?
When citizens vote for president, they are actually choosing these people.
What are electors?
This is the number of electoral votes a candidate needs to win the election.
270
If a candidate has 138 electoral votes, how many more do they need to win?
What is 132?
On January 6th, this governmental body formally counts the electoral votes
What is Congress
True or False: The popular vote determines the president.
What is False
One benefit of the Electoral College is that it prevents candidates from only campaigning in states with this characteristic
What are large populations?
A state's number of electoral votes is based on its total number of House representatives and these other elected officials
What are senators?
What is the smallest electoral value a state can have?
What is 3?
Electors usually vote for whomever has won this in their state
What is the popular vote
The Electoral College helps prevent candidates from ignoring states with smaller ones of these.
Populations
How many votes would each candidate need to get for there to be a tie?
What is 269?
California has this many electoral votes
54
If Ohio has 17 electoral votes, and Washington has 12, and Florida has 30, how many electoral votes do you have?
What is 59
The winner of the presidential election is inaugurated on this date
What is January 20th?
Name one of the benefits of the Electoral College that we have discussed?
Candidates must win the majority of these votes, regardless of the popular vote
What is the majority or the electoral college?
What is the total number of electoral votes?
538
A candidate wins California with 54 electoral votes and Texas with 40 electoral votes. How many more votes do they need to win?
What is 176?
In the event no candidate wins the majority of electoral votes, this group will decide who will become president
What is the House of Representatives
Describe one step in the Electoral College process after citizens cast their votes.
Electors meet in their states to cast votes in mid-December, OR Congress formally counts electoral votes on January 6, OR the winner is inaugurated on January 20