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Why is the number of electoral college votes 2 more than the number of house seats?
There are 538 electors, based on there being 435 representatives and 100 senators, plus the three electors from the District of Columbia.
How does the total number change when the number is doubled?
If the number is doubles its total is doubled since its total is itself!
How can you find the total number in a whole given the percent and the number of parts?
====== Answer 1: ----------- proportion... A portion of the total is to its percentage of the total as the total is to 100%.
What is the student enrollment (in the total number of students)?
“What is the student enrollment (in the total number of students)?”
Is the number of edges on the base of a pyramid is twice the total number of edges?
No, it is the other way around. The total number of edges is twice the number of edges on the base.
What is the total number of electors in the US?
535
Why is the total number of electors 538?
The total number of electors equal the number of Congress-people from every state. There are two Senators from every state and House of Representative members are based on population.
How is the number of electors figured for each state?
The number of electors for each state is determined by the number of members of Congress (representatives plus the two senators) each state has. The District of Columbia has the same number of electors as the least populous state.
How many electors are given to each state?
"Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress"
How many electors does it have representing it at the electoral college?
the answer cannot be calculated from info provided
The least number of Presidential electors a State can have is?
three
Each state has the same number of electors as it has?
senators and representatives
What is the total electoral college vote?
Overall there are a total of 538 electors and so 538 electoral votes.Each state gets one electoral vote for each member of the House of Representatives and two electoral votes for the number of Senators. The number of members in the House of Representatives was fixed at 435 in 1911 and there are two senators from each state, for a total of 535 votes from all of the states. The District of Columbia get 3 votes to make the grand total 538.It follows that the majority required to elect is 270 votes. (538/2 + 1 = 270)538
What two things determine how many electoral votes a state gets?
The number of Representatives and Senators of the state combined.
Why was the 23rd amendment important?
Twenty Third Amendment does is to give votes for President and Vice President in the Electoral College to the District of Columbia which equals the least number of votes that any State could have.
Where does the electoral number 538 come from?
Electoral votes are broken down by state. Each state gets one electoral vote for each member of it's Congressional delegation. For instance, Tennessee has 9 Congressmen and 2 Senators; therefore, Tennessee has 11 Electoral votes. South Dakota has 1 Congressman and two Senators; therefore, South Dakota has 3 electoral votes. Only U.S. States and the District of Columbia get electoral votes. Territories (like Puerto Rico) are not awarded electors, although they do participate in the primary process. The total number 538 comes from the fact that there are 435 Representatives for all the states and 100 Senators. The District of Columbia has no Representatives or Senators but it has been give 3 electoral votes anyway. That is why the number of electoral votes is 538, whereas the total number of Congressmembers is only 535.
What do electors do?
Candidates for elector are chosen by their political party and they pledge to support their party's nominee. They almost always honor their pledge and vote the way they said they would. However, there is nothing that be done to change their vote if they do not vote as expected. (I think they can be fined in some states.)
