What is the Electoral College | Electoral college explained

What does the electoral college do?

• Determines who wins the Presidential election every four years.

• Determines who will be US Senators.

• Determines who will be US Representatives.

• Determines who will be Supreme Court judges.

View the electoral map.  How many electoral votes does Pennsylvania have?

• 20

• 13

• 29

How many electoral votes does a presidential candidate need to win the election?

• 270

• 538

• 300

• 450

The Electoral College is really a...

• group of electors

• place for students to learn

• a presidential campaign activity

How many years is one term that the president serves?

• two years

• ten years

• four years

What do the five presidents on the screen have in common?

• They lost the popular vote but won the electoral vote.

• The won the popular vote but lost the electoral vote.  

Which method do you prefer? To have the President elected by Electoral College or by popular vote?  WHY?  

What term was used in the Junior Scholastic article to identify the purple states? 

• majority states

• swing states

• minority states

On this electoral map, PA is blue.  Select the true statement below to explain what the color blue means on this map.

• PA's votes usually have the majority select the Republican candidate.

• PA's votes usually have the majority select the Democratic candidate.

What happens if neither candidate gets enough electoral votes to win? 

• Congress will decide who becomes president.

• The current president remains in office.

• The election will occur again, a year later.