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Which state in the union has the 2nd highest electoral college votes?
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∙ 15y ago
That would be Texas with 34. California is first and New York is third
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Purpose of the Electoral College in Presidential Elections?
The purpose of the Electoral College is to vote for the president.
What three things change when a new state enters the union?
The number of stars on the flag The number of Senators in Congress The number of members of the Electoral College
What were the causes of the electoral college?
The electoral college was set up to provide a balance between population-based and state-based voting. Remember the United State was founded as a Union of States. Without a electoral system the elections would have and still would be easily decided by the most populous states. The electoral system was a compromise. The above answer presupposes that a simple popular vote would be inadequate to elect the president. The above answer assumes that population-based voting would somehow result it unfair elections. REMEMBER, the number of electoral college representatives per state increases as a state's population increases. Thus, the most populous states often DO decide presidential elections. And there is nothing wrong with that. REMEMBER, the United States is a democratic republic. The electoral college was not created as a compromise in the same way that Congress (population-based) and the Senate (state-based) were created by compromise to compliment each other. The very fact that members of the electoral college are not statutorily required to vote for the candidate that took their state is strong evidence that the electoral college exists to prevent the election of a populist president. The electoral college was developed because the founders of the nation did not trust the people fully to directly elect their leaders. Some people (for example, Alexander Hamilton) did not have much faith in the common citizen. The overall opinion was that national leaders should be elected by educated, respected people who were selected by each state.
How many electoral votes did the person running against Abraham Lincoln get?
Abraham Lincoln, Republican, Illinois, 1,865,908 votes, 180 electoral college votes. John C. Breckinridge, Southern Democratic, Kentucky, 848,019 votes, 72 electoral college votes. John Bell, Constitutional Union/Whig, Tennessee, 590,901 votes, 39 electoral college votes. Stephen A. Douglas, Northern Democratic, Illinois, 1,380,202 votes, 12 electoral college votes.
When was New Democracy Electoral Union created?
New Democracy Electoral Union was created in 2006.
What is the highest state in the union?
The answer is Califonia, which the sales tax is 7.25% of the subtotal.
What state in India has the highest health rate?
The state Kerala... 0.814. among the union territories Chandigarh has the highest. 0.86.
What do numbers associated with each state represent in addition to electoral votes?
the number of senators and representatives the state has in congress - apex
How many electoral colleges does Connecticut have?
Connecticut currently has 7 electoral votes. Electoral votes are the votes cast by members of the electoral college, whose votes help determine the next President and Vice President of the United States. The electoral college is a body of electors formally chosen by a larger group, who represent the states of America, to formally cast votes for Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates.
What are Maryland's electoral votes?
10 electoral votes - 1 for each district and 1 for each Senator Maryland has ten electoral votes, but unfortunately little say in which candidate receives them. In 2007 the state of Maryland became the first state in the union to 'drop out' of the electoral college. All ten votes go to the candidate receiving the most popular vote in the union.
What is the highest taxed state in the union?
The answer is Califonia, which the sales tax is 7.25% of the subtotal.
Which US State do you think has the highest population density?
New Jersey.
