The Electoral College System (AQA A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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Total number of electors in Electoral College
Total number of electors in Electoral College
538
ECVs needed to win presidency
ECVs needed to win presidency
270 (a majority)
Formula for state's Electoral College votes
Formula for state's Electoral College votes
House representatives + 2 senators
Minimum ECVs any state can have
Minimum ECVs any state can have
3 (1 House rep + 2 senators)
Winner-takes-all system meaning
Winner-takes-all system meaning
Candidate with most votes gets all state's ECVs
States using congressional district method
States using congressional district method
Maine and Nebraska
Faithless electors definition
Faithless electors definition
Electors voting for someone other than pledged candidate
Years popular vote winner lost Electoral College
Years popular vote winner lost Electoral College
1888, 2000, 2016
Requirement to abolish Electoral College
Requirement to abolish Electoral College
Constitutional amendment: 2/3 Congress + 3/4 states (38/50)
Record number of faithless electors and year
Record number of faithless electors and year
7 in 2016