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A state's electoral votes are determined by the amount of their Senators and Representatives.
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Why do states with a lot of land have few electoral votes?
Electoral votes are based on the state's population. This is why states with a lot of land can have fewer electoral votes than smaller states.
What is the due process clause intended to protect?
What do you call a system where the presidential candidate who wins majority of the states popular votes get all the states electoral votes. Answer: A government that follows the laws of the constitution. Due process insures that the laws of the land are followed irregardless of peoples opinions, desires, and prejudices and it protects the rights people who are only suspected of a crime who may actually be innocent from being punished for something they did not do.
How can the president win the most popular votes but still lose the election?
There is this thing called the Electoral College that says that every state has a certain number of electoral votes. The person that gets the most regular votes in that state, gets ALL the electoral votes that the state has. The amount of electoral votes each state has is based on population; that's why California has 55 votes and Alaska has only 3, even though its much bigger when you compare land mass.
Why did the southerners remain committed to farming?
The south was the most fertile land in the U.S. and did not have as much luck with manufacturing as did the Northerners. So to keep the same amount of electoral votes the south had to keep up profits to keep population.
Do all presidents swear on the same Bible?
August 11th, 2000 Q: What is the Electoral College? A: Founded by the architects of our nation's democracy, the Electoral College originated as a compromise between the selection of the president and vice president of the United States by popular vote versus by Congress. Instead of having members of Congress choose the highest elected offices in the land, 538 delegates from the 50 states and the District of Columbia are appointed to serve as electors. The number of delegates allotted to each state is based on its representation in Congress and likewise adjusted by the decennial census. Although modern day news and information outlets will declare the White House victors as American voters cast their ballots this year on November 7, the presidential election process is not over. Each state's electoral representatives will meet on Dec. 18, 2000 to formally certify which ticket carried the state's electoral votes. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to capture the White House. Congress is scheduled to meet in joint session on January 6, 2001 for the official counting of electoral votes. The President of the Senate presides and announces the vote. If a majority vote isn't reached, the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution spells out how Congress would choose the winners.
Is Washington D C a state or province?
Washington D.C. was carved out of land donated to the national government by Maryland and Virginia. It is under federal jurisdiction but it has petititoned to become a state. Its citizens have the right to vote for President (1961) and it has a member in the House of Representatives. It has limited self government but remains a "district" of the federal government. And it also has 3 Electoral Votes in the Electoral College.
Why do people criticize the electoral College?
Except in some states, the system is a winner-takes-all rather than proportional splitting of electoral votes and makes the popular vote different from the electoral vote. Also, many see the system as entirely too complex and antiquated since it was made before the country had even a basic interstate road system and the Founding Fathers didn't have as much faith in Farmer Brown than they did the educated plantation or land owner.
Who are the Arkansas electoral college voters?
Donald Trump won Arkansas' 6 electoral votes in the 2016 election. The popular vote count was Donald Trump 684,872 and Hillary Clinton 380,494. The 2016 presidential electors from Arkansas pledged to vote for Donald Trump for President and Mike Pence for Vice President were Jonathan Barnett, Jonelle Fulmer, Keith Gibson, Tommy Land, John Nabholz, and Sharon Wright.
Why didn't the Founding Fathers just make choosing the president the same way that we elect representatives and senators?
When the constitution was written it was felt that the voters couldn't elect the president because they were not informed enough. In the 1700's to vote a person had to be a white male over 21 and owned land. Women and slaves had no rights. Slaves will get citizenship rights in 1867 and women in 1920. Still, today the president is not elected through popular vote. To become president requires 265 electoral votes. If a candidate can put the right number of electoral votes together he/she wins.
What area of land was added to the US in 1864?
Nevada was pushed through the statehood process a few days before Election Day in October, 1864 in order to give President Lincoln 3 additional electoral votes, despite the fact that it did not meet the minimum population requirement for a new state.
What is the name for an election victory where one side wins most of the votes?
land lock
What US state compares to Ontario in land area?
Alaska and Texas are the two largest U.S. states based on land area. Alaska has 570,640 square miles of land area. Texas has 261,231 square miles of land area. Ontario, Canada has total land area of 354,342 square miles.
