270 votes to win
[DOC File]Electoral College mechanics
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A candidate must receive a majority of votes from the electoral college (currently 270) to win the Presidency, If no one receives a majority, the election is determined by Congress (the House for presidential candidates, the Senate for vice presidential candidates). Under the . 23rd Amendment
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Magic number to get elected president is 270 electoral votes. Questions: Which state has the most electoral votes? How many states have the minimum amount of three? (Go ahead and include D.C. in your answer.) What is the fewest number of states that you could win, and still get enough electoral votes to be elected POTUS?
[DOC File]THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE TODAY
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The 23rd Amendment gave 3 electoral votes to Washington D.C. bringing the total # to 538. (435+100+3 = 538). # needed to win (What happens if no candidate gets this many?) Simple majority = 270/538. If no candidate earns 270 electoral votes, the House picks the president and the Senate picks the VP.
[DOC File]The Electoral College Explained
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Oct 27, 2010 · Under the 12th Amendment, if one candidate does not win the necessary 270 electoral votes to become president, the decision goes to the House, where each state has one vote. The House vote is by state delegations, not simple majority, and the winner must get the vote of 26 state delegations.
[DOC File]The Electoral College
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With 39 states, we have 255 electoral votes. An additional state with 13 electoral votes would put us at 268; adding the next state would take us well over 270. If we drop this state with 13 electoral votes and replace it with a state with 15 electoral votes, we just reach 270 electoral votes. In this case, 40 states are required to win the ...
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An electoral majority (270 votes) is required to win the presidency. Popular voting in each state determines the awarding of its electoral votes, but it is the electoral vote that is necessary to prevail in the election (e.g., Al Gore in 2000).
Electoral College Webquest
If 270 Electoral votes are needed to win an election, name the minimum number of states needed to be elected. If you were running for president, in what states would you campaign? Complete the attached map with your predictions for the 2012 election.
[DOCX File]Electoral College Map Virtual Scavenger Hunt
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Electoral College Map Virtual Scavenger Hunt. Using C-SPAN’s Historical Electoral College Map resource, search through the various election slides and answer each of the following questions relating to the electoral college.View the maps and data associated with the answers and complete the chart. Answers might be found using the map, the election results or the “Did you …
[DOC File]The Electoral College
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Can a candidate with 270 votes win without CA, NY, or TX? _____ 10. Can a candidate win 270 by winning only states that have 12 or more Electoral College votes? _____ 11. Can a candidate get to 270 by only winning states east of the Mississippi River? How many votes are there to win? _____ 12. What is the fewest number of states needed to win ...
[DOC File]ELECTORAL COLLEGE
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In order to win, a candidate must receive . 270. votes, one more than half of the total of 538 electoral votes. Dec. 15th. THE ELECTORS VOTE. The electors will meet in Washington to have their votes counted. A list of each name and the number of votes will be signed and certified and sent to the President of the Senate.
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