The Electoral College 270 to Win Path to

The Electoral College 270 to Win

Path to the Presidency Using your diagrams, put these events in the correct order. What happens at each event? General Election Inauguration Day State Presidential Primaries and Caucuses National Conventions State Conventions Electoral College Meets

Path to the Presidency 1 st State Conventions (2 yrs before the election; pick DELEGATES for the National Convention & Electors) 2 nd State Presidential Primaries and Caucuses (January – June) ELECT the DELEGATES (either Republican or Democrat) 3 rd National Conventions (Summer/Platform & VP) 4 th General Election (1 st Tuesday in November) 5 th Electoral College Meets (December) http: //www. archives. gov/federalregister/electoralcollege/about. html 6 th Congress officially counts the electoral votes (Jan. 6 th) 7 th Inauguration Day (January 20 th)

Winner Take All System Why does IL have 20 electoral vote? 2 Senators + 18 Representatives http: //www. 270 towin. com/

2012 Presidential Election

2012 Presidential Results Total of 538 Votes Barack Obama (D) 332 Electoral Votes 59, 584, 661 Popular Vote = 51. 1% Mitt Romney (R) – 206 Electoral Votes 56, 959, 312 Popular Vote = 48. 8% *270 Electoral Votes Needed to Win *If no candidate gets 270, the The House of Representatives chooses the President http: //www. webpronews. com/the-electoralcollege-explained-in-ted-video-2012 -11

“Winner Take All System” IL 2012 Obama = 20 Electoral Votes Interactive Map of IL

Federalism: The Electoral College List of Presidents & Electoral Votes Note: The Colorado Ballot Measured FAILED http: //www. infopleas e. com/ipa/A 0781450. html

Path to Victory: Campaigning and the Electoral College Activity 1. With a partner, pick up one copy of Table 405, Table 406 and 2012 popular vote data sheets. 2. Answer the questions using the data from the perspective of your PARTY! (You can pick what party you want to focus on. )

Entrance Slip: Tell me what you know about the Electoral College? How does it work?