Electoral College
What is the Electoral College?
The Electoral College is the system and process used in the United States to elect the president.
What is a nation?
A group of people with a shared culture, history, and identity, often tied to a specific territory.
What region of Maryland is Carroll County located in?
Central
What type of party system do we have in the U.S?
Two-Party System
Which document formally separated the 13 American Colonies from Great Britain?
Declaration of Independence.
How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win the presidency?
270
What is a state (not U.S states)
A state is a political entity with defined borders, a government, and sovereignty
What school is Mr. Dixon from?
McDaniel
Why do people form political parties?
To organize with like minded people and gain power and influence in government.
What was the Social Contract?
An agreement where the people give up some rights so the government can protect and run society
How is the number of electoral votes for each state determined?
Each state gets electoral votes based on its number of Congress members (Senators + Representatives). Every state has at least 3 electoral votes (2 Senators + at least 1 Representative).
What is a region?
A defined location with several shared traits and features
What are the symbols for the Democratic and Republican parties?
Elephant (R) and Donkey (D)
What is the third largest political party in the U.S?
Libertarian Party
Which type of government has a small group of people running things?
Why do presidential candidates choose not to come to states like Maryland, California, and Texas?
They know these state are strongly aligned with one of the major parties
What are the foru regions of the United States?
Northeast, South, Midwest, and West
What were the first two political parties of the U.S
Federalist and Democratic Republicans
What party system does China have?
Single-Party System
Which type of economy did the founding fathers support?
Mixed Market Economy
What happens if no candidate gets a majority of electoral votes?
If no candidate gets 270 electoral votes, the House of Representatives decides the winner. Each state delegation in the House gets one vote to choose the president.
What are political boundaries?
An officially drawn, often imaginary line that separates and outlines the territorial units of political entities
Who was the first Secretary of State in the U.S
Thomas Jefferson
What ideology do most Americans fall into?
Moderate
What was the Great Compromise?
The Connecticut Plan which called for a bicameral legislator