1. Election and Succession CHOOSING A PRESIDENT

2. The Electoral College WHO VOTES FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES?

3.  Often considered the most difficult decision of the Framers  No Congressional Selection  No Direct Vote  Elector’s would be “free agents” as enlightened and respectable citizens. FRAMERS’ INTENTIONS ON ELECTING THE PRESIDENT

4.  Each state has as many electors as it has members of Congress  Elected by popular vote in every state  Expected to vote for their party’s candidates  In most states, the names of the electors are left off the Presidential ballot  Winner-take-all approach ELECTORS

5.  A Presidential candidate must have 270 of the 538 electoral votes  The President is elected in November and inaugurated in January TO WIN

6.  Barrack Obama (2009- Present)  George W. Bush (2001-2009)  Bill Clinton (1993-2001)  George H. W. Bush (1989-1993)  Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)  Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)  Gerald R. Ford (1974-1977)  Richard Nixon (1969-1974)  Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969)  John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) LAST 10 PRESIDENTS

7. ELECTORAL REPRESENTATION

8. ELECTION OF 1960

9. 1.The winner of the popular vote will not necessarily win the presidency 2.Nothing in the Constitution requires the electors to vote for the candidate who won the popular vote 3.The House of Representatives may end up choosing the President FLAWS IN THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE

10. Democratic Candidate Republican Candidate Colorado (9 votes)900,000895,000 New Mexico (5 votes)300,000680,000 Total Popular Vote1,200,0001,575,000 Total Electoral Vote95 FLAW

11.  It is a familiar process, unlike any of the other proposed reforms.  Usually, the winner is identified quickly and certainly SUPPORTERS OF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE

12.  If you could change how we elect the President, would you? If yes, why and how would you change the process? If no, why not? FREE WRITE

13. President 1 Vice President 2 Speaker of the House 3 President pro tempore of the Senate 4 Secretary of State 5 Secretary of the Treasury 6 Secretary of Defense 7 Attorney General 8 Secretary of the Interior 9 Secretary of Agriculture PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION 10 Secretary of Commerce 11 Secretary of Labor 12 Secretary of Health and Human Services 13 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 14 Secretary of Transportation 15 Secretary of Energy 16 Secretary of Education 17 Secretary of Veteran Affairs 18 Secretary of Homeland Security