Electors and Elections
The state legislators.
Article II of the constitution outlines who chooses how the electors. What does the constitution say. (What is the direct citation)
"Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct," AII, SI, C II.
To abolish the electoral college, what must be done to the constitution?
The constitution must be amended.
What is the most common issue with the electoral college in the most recent elections?
It may elect a president that does not win the popular vote might win the electoral college.
This advantage of the electoral college has to do with maintaining this function of our our government system?
What is the Federal system. (Federalism)
A majority of states allow who to choose the electors for their electoral votes?
The Party that represents the candidate that wins the state popular vote.
In the constitution it directly explains how many electoral votes each state will receive. Cite the constitution.
"a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress:" A:2 S:2 C:2
This is an answer to how states use their electoral votes that is used by Maine and Nebraska that has to do with percentages.
Proportional system.
What is the term for electors that do not vote with the state popular vote?
"Faithless elector."
This argument for the electoral college is based on the (blank) of the country that requires a broad support for the president across the united states.
cohesiveness
How many electoral votes are there in the electoral college?
538
"and if there be more than one who have such Majority, and have an equal Number of Votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately chuse by Ballot one of them for President; and if no Person have a Majority, then from the five highest on the List the said House shall in like Manner chuse the President."
This Change in the electoral college would require electoral votes to be cast in the same manner in which states choose their representatives in the house?
District Plan
This is the term for the electoral colleges affect on voter turn out.
Depressing voter turn out.
This advantage helps enhance smaller states. What is the advantage.
Enhances the status of minority interests;
In the Nixon vs. Kennedy election in 1960, Nixon would of won in two alternate versions of the electoral college. Which version would have given him the largest margin of victory
The district plan 278 to 245
If the House of Representatives must choose the president, then what is the process as cited in the constitution.
"Votes shall be taken by States, the Representation from each State having one Vote; A quorum for this Purpose shall consist of a Member or Members from two thirds of the States, and a Majority of all the States shall be necessary to a Choice."
This plan for adjusting the electoral college would call for the addition of 102 electoral votes to the candidate that wins the popular vote.
National bonus plan
Daily Double
In 2008 how many states did not have a faithless elector law?
24
The electoral college contributes to the political stability of the nation by encouraging a (........) system;
Two-party
In the 200 election there is only one system that would have allowed Al Gore to win.
Besides the fact that there is an electoral college, there is only one other direct mandate in Article two about the election that must be followed by the states. What is it? AII, S1 C: 4
The date of the election.
What is the census.
An argument against electoral college is that it denies the ....... will.
What is popular.
It is said that the concept of the electoral college was to protect America from the popular will because the American people were not ...... enough to make the decision.