Unit 2: Make America Vote Again (Tle G1_gr1)
The Electoral College Explained
The document
under study is a video from CBS News entitled “The Electoral College Explained”,
published in October 2024. We have learned that in America the candidate who
wins the most votes is not the one who will win the election.
The Electoral
College was created at the end of the 18th century. At first, some people wanted a direct vote from the
population and others wanted Congress to choose. However,
the Electoral College was created to avoid big cities to have more influence in
the election than smaller cities. For every state, there is a specific number of
Representatives, plus 2 Senators: a number that represents the amount of population
within a State.
In the Electoral
College, there are 538 votes and, a candidate should reach the majority to win
at 270 votes. The most populous State is California with 54 Electoral Votes.
One of the least ones is Wyoming with only 3 Electoral Votes.
The Winner-take-all rule : during the vote of the
Representatives and the Senators of the Electoral College, the candidate that
has the majority of votes will win all of the Electoral Votes.
5 Times in US
History a candidate won the White House (Electoral Votes) but lost the popular vote.
Homework: Learn the lesson.
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