Understanding the Electoral College

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Electors cast votes for president and vice president

Citizens vote for senators

Congress chooses the new governors

Only citizens who are registered can vote in federal elections

Electors cast votes for president and vice president

Political participation helps citizens have a voice

Congress chooses the new governors

It helps citizens have a voice in government decisions

It makes politics more complicated

It allows only leaders to decide everything

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A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the presidency.

Each state's number of electors equals its number of Senators plus Representatives.

The total number of electoral votes is 538.

The candidate with the most popular votes always wins the presidency.

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By the number of Senators and Representatives

By the number of registered voters

By the state's land area

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Voters directly select the President.

Political parties select electors before the general election.

Electors are chosen randomly.

The Supreme Court appoints electors.

A candidate must earn a majority of the 538 Electoral College votes to win.

All states allocate Electoral College votes proportionally to population.

There have been instances where a candidate won the popular vote but lost the Electoral College.

If no candidate earns a majority, the House of Representatives decides the election.

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