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Elections, Campaigns, and the Electoral College — Homework
Answer in complete sentences.
- 1.How many total electoral votes are there, and how many are needed to win the presidency?
- 2.In what two recent elections did a candidate win the presidency while losing the national popular vote?
- 3.Explain the difference between an open primary and a closed primary.
- 4.What did the Supreme Court rule in Citizens United v. FEC (2010)?
- 5.Write a paragraph presenting the strongest argument for keeping the Electoral College AND the strongest argument for replacing it with a national popular vote, without stating which you personally prefer.
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