2. Electoral College Map

3. Where is California? Where is Florida? Where is New York? Where is Texas? Where is North Carolina?

4. Congress Review (Under Important Information) House of RepresentativesSenate Word Box: Based on population 100 people Equal representation by state 435 people 2 per state

5. I. Electoral College Background a. Electoral College=group of representatives who elect the President and the VP -We vote for an ELECTOR to vote for the candidate we want

6. -Fill in the blanks: This means that the American public (DOES/DOESN’T) actually vote for the President and the VP in the (PRIMARY/GENERAL) election

7. b. Number of Electors Per State= # of Representatives + # of Senators (from HoR) -Note: Electors are NOT the same people as Senators and Representatives!

8. 3.Electoral College Math State# of Reps# of Senators # of Electors NC 132 CO 72 CA 55 WY 3

9. 3.Electoral College Math State# of Reps# of Senators # of Electors NC 13215 CO 729 CA 53255 WY 123

10. 4. Why does CA have so many Electors? Why does WY have so few?

11. c. There are 538 total Electors…HOW? ­435+100+3= 538 US Reps Senators ?Electors d. President must get 270 electoral votes to WIN

12. 5. Where do the 3 “extra votes” come from? Think about the 23 rd amendment… 6. True or False: Electoral College members are the same people as Senators and Representatives ______________________

13. II. How Do Electors Choose? a. First: Regular people vote for who they want to be President in the general election -This is called the popular vote because the whole USA votes for who they want to be president.

14. 7. When do American voters make the popular vote? 8. REVIEW: Fill in the chart below for each political party. LeftRight Party Party Animal Liberal or Conservative? Color

15. LeftRight PartyDemocratRepublican Party AnimalDonkeyElephant Liberal or Conservative? LiberalConservative ColorBlueRed

16. b. Second: The popular vote is calculated in each state separately and the “winner takes all” of the electoral votes for the state -Winner takes all: The candidate who wins the majority of the votes in a state wins all of that state’s electoral college votes.

17. -Winner Take All: In each state, the candidate with the MOST popular votes will win (SOME/ALL) of the electoral vote*

18. 9. Examples of Winner Take All: StatePopular Vote Obama McCain Electoral Vote NC50%49% CO54%45% CA43%57% SC45%54% 10. Quick Question: Why do the percentages NOT add up to 100% for each state above?

19. 11. *What two states are an exception to the “winner takes all” approach? What does this mean? Nebraska Maine

20. -The winner does not need a majority; he just needs a plurality of votes. -Plurality=Receive the most number of votes -Majority=Receive at least 50% of vote

21. 12. Plurality v. Majority Candidate ACandidate BP or M: Who Wins 60%40% 45%20% 70%10% 33%32%

22. c. Third: The Electoral votes are added up across the country -The candidate who gets the majority (over 50%) of the Electoral Votes becomes the President!

23. 13. REVIEW: Fill in the chart below: How many electoral votes are there total? How many must a presidential candidate win to get a majority?

24. IV. Polls -how we measure public opinion and see what people think  people fill out a survey -Exit polls=surveys we give to people after they vote see who they voted for

25. 14. Why do we give exit polls? 15. Does everyone take an exit poll after voting?