Framers' Design for the Electoral College and Today
Time for Reform?
Lesson I. Constitutional Convention and Electoral College
Step 2. Electoral College Explained
Watch
Watch this video, produced by TEDed, for an overview of how the Electoral College works.
After the video, you’ll be asked to answer the questions below, so keep an eye out.
- Why are there 538 electors in the Electoral College today?
- How do states receive electoral votes?
- Why is the census important for the Electoral College?
- How can a candidate lose the popular vote and win enough electoral votes to win the presidential election?
- What is a safe state?
- What is a swing state?
