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The Electoral College ES: Explicitly assess information and draw conclusions
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Who Won this Election? Presidential Candidate Vice Preside ntial Candidate Political Party Popular Vote Electoral Vote George W. Bush Richard Cheney Repu blica n 50,46 2,412 47. 87 % 271 50. 4% Albert Gore Jr. Joseph Lieberman Dem ocrati c 51,00 9,810 48. 38 % 266 49. 4% Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke Gree n 2,883,443 2.7 4% 0 0.0 % Patrick Buchanan Ezola Foster Refor m 449,1 81 0.4 3% 0 0.0 % Harry Browne Art Olivier Libert arian 384,5 32 0.3 6% 0 0.0 % Other ( + ) +-- 236,6 07 0.2 2% 0 0.0 % Total 105,4 25,98 5 538 Map Key > 40% > 50% > 60% > 70% > 80% Turn out Map s
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The Electoral College Explained http://ed.ted.com/lessons/does-your- vote-count-the-electoral-college- explained-christina-greer http://ed.ted.com/lessons/does-your- vote-count-the-electoral-college- explained-christina-greer
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Electoral College The method the United States uses to elect the President every 4 years. Each state has electors. The number of elector in each state is calculated by:______________________ Washington, DC has _______ There is a total of _________ votes possible.
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Electors Most states have a “winner take all system” Electors are chosen by the political party. For example: Pennsylvania has ____ votes. On election day both parties have 20 electors waiting to see who wins When the votes are in, the party that wins casts ALL 20 votes for Pennsylvania
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Winning the Electoral College You have to win _____votes It is possible to get the majority of votes and not win the Electoral College It is also possible for no candidate to win a majority of electoral votes – especially if you have multiple candidates If there is a tie, the House of Representatives selects the president and the Senate selects the Vice President
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Goal: Examine voting trends in the United States Go to www.270towin.comwww.270towin.com Use the drop down menu to navigate through the website and answer the questions on the worksheet.
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