Electoral College

Question 1

A plurality of the voters of each state

Answer 1

elect a group of electors equal to the states representation in congress.

Question 2

The candidates that gets a plurality of the voters

Answer 2

in a state gets all of that states elecotrals votes.

Question 3

The electors cast two ballots

Answer 3

One for president and one for vice president (electors cannot vote for two people from the same state)

Question 4

The ballots are sent to the president of the senate to be counted.

Answer 4

A majority of the 538 electoral votes or 270 votes is required for a winner.

Question 5

If there is NOT a winner

Answer 5

the house voting as states elects the president from the top three vote getters and the senate, voting individually, elects the vice president from the top two.

Question 6

The Electoral college is criticized as being undemocratic and unfair for three reasons

Answer 6

Faithless electorals, someone who doesnt get the majority, illegal electors

Question 7

reason 1 Faithless electoral

Answer 7

someone who doesnt vote the way they say they would.

Question 8

reasons 2

Answer 8

Because a person who did not recieve a majority of the popular votes can be elected due to winner take all electoral votes rule.

Question 9

reason 3illegal electors

Answer 9

The electoral college prevents a run-off election