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Does the number of votes in the electoral college depend on the number of votes the state wanted?
Each state has electoral votes equal to the total of the 2 representative the state has in the U.S. Senate plus the number of representative the state has in the House of Representatives. Since every state has two senators and at least one representative to the House, every state has at least 3 electoral votes. The number of representative in the U.S. House of Representatives is fixed at 435. Every 10 years the U.S. Census Bureau takes a census of the population in each state. The 435 representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives is then reapportioned among the 50 states based on the population in each state. The District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes is fixed at 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) + 3 (for DC). The number of electoral votes for individual states may increase or decrease based on the results of the census results.
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Which president believed in the spoils system and wanted to eliminate the electoral college?
Andrew Jackson
Why was the electoral college put into place during the founding periods of the US?
The Electoral College is a group of citizens who are elected and act as representatives of the states in the USA, put into place to vote for, and elect the President and Vice President. It was created in 1787. Some people wanted a representative democracy, and some people wanted a direct democracy. With the Electoral College System, it was a compromise between the two. With the Electoral College System, the people could indirectly elect the President.
Why were Senate and electoral college established?
the founding fathers wanted to keep the common people from making a mistake
Why does the US have the electoral college system?
The founding fathers wanted everyone (well, property owners and white men) to be able to vote for the president and the vice president, but did not trust the system, so they put the electoral college in to have the final say on the election.
How was the electoral college founded?
The electoral college in the US is a compromise reached by the founding fathers. States with smaller populations wanted each state to just have one vote, while states with large populations wanted to have every persons vote. This was not seen as fair by the smaller state because the large states could choose the president every time. So they compromised, each state would have a set number of votes based on the size of that states population.
Why is the president elected rather than appointed by congress?
The Founding Fathers were afraid of "mobocracy" and were more conservative. They wanted to make sure that the majority of uneducated people wouldn't always necessarily rule. Even senators were originally elected by the House of Representatives in the early days.
Who was it that got the same number of electoral votes as Thomas Jefferson?
When Jefferson became President the electorial system was not in place. Congress voted for the man they wanted.
The framers of the Constitution intended to create a presidency capable of what?
The framers wanted a presidency that could withstand intense popular pressure. It set out to accomplish this by having the president elected via the electoral college.
What was Andrew Jackson's beliefs regarding voting?
it was for thew slaves and had the right to judge like we do
What would be the reward for a WANTED greek goddess?
It would depend on why she was wanted.
What was an argument that wanted to secede?
The President received no electoral votes from Southern states in the election
What was an argument of states that wanted to secede?
The president received no electoral votes from Southern states in the election.
