| A | B |
|---|
| Electoral College | the system of electors to select the president |
| Number of electors (Electoral College) for each state | as many electors as there are senators and representatives from that state |
| Number of electors (Electoral College) for the District of Columbia | 3 |
| Minimum number of electors (Electoral College) for any state | 3 |
| Current total of electors (Electoral College) | 538 |
| Number of Electoral College votes required to select the president | 270 |
| Problem with Electoral College) | allows a person to be elected president who has not won the popular vote in the country |
| President elected by Electoral College but not by popular vote | George Bush (2000 election) |
| 23rd Ammendment to the Constitution | Added 3 Electoral College votes added for District of Columbia |
| First year voters in Washingto D.C. were allowed to vote for a president | 1961 |
| Constitution specified creation of the Electoral College | False--constitution established a system of electors that later came to be known as the Electoral College |
| Popoular vote | vote of the people |
| Writers of Constitution felt the people should directly elect the president | False |
| In all elections, the candidate with the most popular votes had become president | False |
| The Electoral College elects the presidential candidate with the most popular votes | False |
| The number of Electoral College votes for Illinois | 20 |
| state with the most electoral votes | Califronia |
| Congress always declares war | False--Korean War and Vietnam War were carried out by the President but were not declared by Congress |
