Constitution-Elections and the Electoral College
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Who do people vote for on Election Day?
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Electors
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How is the number of Electors for each state determined?
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Amount of Representatives (varies between states+Amount of senators (2). Washington D.C. gets 3 electoral votes.
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How do most states determine who wins the Electoral votes?
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Majority (More than 50%)
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When is Election day?
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First Tuesday in November
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When is the President sworn into office?
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January 20 (Term starts at 12:00 P.M.)
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If no candidate wins the majority of Electoral votes, who casts the final vote?
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House of Representatives.
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How many Electoral votes are needed to win the election?
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270
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How can a candidate win the popular vote in the country and still lose the election?
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States with a lot of electoral votes vote against the candidate who wins the popular vote. Ex. Al Gore vs. George W. Bush in 2000
