Question

the electoral college is not a school, it is a group of electors that get the votes from each state to help select the ____ and __ of the united states. most states have a winner take system where if a candidate wins by vote, he or she gets all of the electoral votes from that state. the winner - take - all system favors a party system because third parties dont get enough votes to win a whole state. electoral votes in the us (2012) how many votes does each state get? each states votes are based off of two factors. 1. each state gets votes because each state has two senators. 2. states get votes based off the number of house of __ they have. lets do some math to figure out the electoral college! s__ (2) + h__ of r__ = electoral college __ 1. virginia = + = 13 how many house of reps does va have? __ 2. texas = 2 + = __ how many senators does texas have? __ 3. north dakota + 1 = __ how many votes does north dakota have? __ each state is given votes for having two senators, the number of house of representatives makes each state a little different. how does each state decide how many house of reps they have? __ if you were running for president which states would you try to win the most? 1. __ (55 ec votes) 2. __ (38 ec votes) why would you want to win these three states? __ if you were running for president which states would you not care so much about? 1. __ (3 ec votes) 2. __ (3 ec votes) why would you still want to win these three states? ____ the number of electoral votes needed to win the presidency is 270. democrat (d) 332 republican (r) 206

Explanation:

Answer:

President; Vice President
all; popular; two
2
Representatives
S (2) + H of R = Electoral College votes
$2 + 11 = 13$; 11
$2 + 36 = 38$; 2
$2 + 1 = 3$; 3
2; population

1. California; 2. Texas
2. Alaska; 2. Delaware

270