Campaigns-Electoral College

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The number of electors for each state is based on:

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the state's congressional representation.

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The smallest number of electors any state can have is:

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3

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Each state has _______ senators and at least ________ representative in the House.

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two/one

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The actual amount of votes the candidates receive from people voting is called:

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the popular vote.

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There are a total of how many electoral votes in the United States?

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538

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The number of electoral votes a candidate needs to receive to become President is:

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270

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The Electoral College system favors: Third Parties, Independent candidates, younger candidates, the two-party system.

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the two-party system.

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The winner-take-all system of the Electoral College leads candidates to target: states with smaller populations, states with higher populations, states in the east, states in the south.

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states with higher populations.

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___________ states are states that are very close in a Presidential election and receive greater attention from the candidates.

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Swing

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If no candidate gets a majority of the Electoral votes, who decides who will become President?

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The House of Representatives