Unit 2: Make America Vote Again (Tle G1_gr2)
The Electoral College Explained
The document
under study is a video from CBS News published entitled “The Electoral College
Explained”, published in October 2024.
We have
learned that the candidate who wins the popular vote does not necessarily win
the election.
The Electoral
College was created in the 18th, the goal was to balance the votes
between small towns in the countryside and the big cities. At first, some people wanted a direct vote, that
the president should be chosen by the people directly, on the other hand others
wanted the Congress to vote. In the Electoral College, there are a number of
Representatives based on the number of inhabitant of state, plus 2 Senators.
There 538 Electoral Votes. To be elected, a candidate should win the majority
of the votes, meaning 270 votes.
The most
populous state is California with 54 Electoral votes, one of the least ones is
Wyoming with 3 Electoral Votes.
The “winner-take-all” rule means that the candidate that
wins the most Electoral votes wins all the Electoral Votes for the State.
5 times in US
history, a candidate won the White House but lost the popular vote.
Homework: Learn the lesson.
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