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Chapter 10 Group 4

Chapter 10 Group 4. Brian Stewart, Henry Yee, Kristen Ray, Tayler Born, Madie Richardson, Sam Lind, Brooke Palmer. Overview of Electoral College. For each state: # of Senators + # of Representatives = # of Electoral Votes

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Chapter 10 Group 4

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  1. Chapter 10 Group 4 Brian Stewart, Henry Yee, Kristen Ray, Tayler Born, Madie Richardson, Sam Lind, Brooke Palmer

  2. Overview of Electoral College • For each state: # of Senators + # of Representatives = # of Electoral Votes • All votes are mailed to the vice-president during the December following the Presidential election. Vote is then counted in January. • “Winner–Take–All” System: • Ex: If there are 11 electoral votes in Arizona, and six of the votes are Democratic (majority), then ALL of the votes go to the Democratic candidate.

  3. Electoral College Cont’ • If there is no majority in a state, the vote is turned over to the House of Representatives, who choose from the top three electoral vote winners. The Founding Fathers anticipated this happening more often, but a lack of majority has not occurred since 1824.

  4. So What? • The electoral college presents a bias, because smaller states are overrepresented. Also, the “winner-take-all” rule causes candidates to focus their campaign in states where there appears to be a close contest.

  5. Voting Behavior • Elections accomplish two tasks: they select the policy makers and they help shape public policy. • The greater the policy differences between the candidates, the more likely the votes will be able to steer government policies by their choices. • Most politicians perfect the skill of circular reasoning and ambiguity; but once a candidate offers a clear choice, voters are better able to guide the direction of the government’s policy.

  6. Behavior Cont’ • Retrospective Voting: A theory of voting in which voters essentially ask themselves, “What have you done for me lately?” • Ex: The state of the economy alters the view of the candidate in office and whether or not they should be re-elected. • Although voters may not support the opposing candidate’s policies, they may vote for him or her simply because the other candidate has proven to be incumbent.

  7. Scope of Government • Voters believe that they have a say in the policies of the government; therefore, more individuals are voting, democracy is spreading, and the scope of government is increasing.

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