1. Eligible voters (citizens,18 & older) cast ballots for their choice for President of the United States
2. The candidate who wins most of a state’s ______________ receives ALL of the state’s _____________ votes → Your Vote does Count!
3. * A Presidential candidate must receive a ____________ (more than 50%) of all electoral votes to win the presidential election
→ Today, a majority is _________ votes
→ Total Electoral Votes = ________
4. * If no candidate wins a majority of the electoral votes, the ________________________ decides the Presidential election.
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5. The Founding Fathers established the Electoral College as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens.
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