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Slide1
Who decides whether
biden or trump wins?
Student Health & Human ServicesHuman Relations Diversity & Equity (possibly a 2-part lesson)June 2022
Slide2Welcome
Would you rather have lots of money, or lots of free time?
Slide3Objectives
Slide4Show of hands
Raise your hand if you have ever heard of the Electoral College before.
Slide5Dunk the Vote
Slide6What is the Electoral College?
The Electoral College is made up of 538 electoral college members.
The number of electoral college members is determined by the number of representatives in the HOUSE and the SENATE.
State Representatives are determined by population. Every state gets at least 3 electoral college members. Larger states get more members, which is why the census matters! (watch our lessons on the census)
Slide7Vote Down the Ballot
Congress picks the electoral college members – which is why it is SO IMPORTANT to vote DOWN your ballot and make sure you're voting for your congress members!
Vote Down the Ballot
means make sure not JUST to cast votes for big elections like President, but for all the elections in your area!
Slide8Biden
v.
Trump
Democrat (Blue)
&
Red (Republican)Democrats & Republicans are the 2 major parties. They are often referred to by color.Blue stands for Democrats. Joe Biden is the Democratic candidateRed stands for Republicans. Donald Trump is the Republican candidate
Slide9The American People Don’t Elect the President?
When someone votes for president, they’re actually voting for a political party (Democrat or Republican).
ALL the state’s electoral votes go to the political party with the most votes.
Each person votes for the party but the electoral college members actually enter the votes for the candidate.
Slide10Pretty Confusing stuff
Let's use Illinois as an example:
Illinois gets 20 electoral votes.
Illinois only has one very populated city – Chicago.
Historically, if Chicago turns BLUE (Democratic) during a presidential election, the entire state goes BLUE.
When the entire state goes BLUE,
all 20 electoral votes go to Joe Biden.
Slide11Pretty confusing stuff
Now, let's look at California
We have the most people so we get the most electoral votes. We have 55 electoral votes.
About ¾ of Californians vote Democratic.But even if only a small majority of the people vote Democratic, then all 55 electoral votes go to Joe BidenBasically, it’s a winner-takes-all
Slide12All or nothing
48 states go by this
all or nothing
electoral vote rule, including:
California – 55
Texas – 38
New York – 29Floridan –29Pennsylvania – 20Illinois – 20Ohio -18Georgia – 16Michigan – 16North Carolina – 15New Jersey - 14Virginia – 13
Slide13Reflection
What do you think about the Electoral College so far?
Do you think ALL the Electoral votes from one state going to the same party is fair?
Slide14What happened in 2016?
Hilary Clinton won the
popular
vote by more than 2 million votes:Clinton – 65,853,514 v. Trump – 62,984,828 But Trump won the electoral college by 77 votes:Clinton 227 v. Trump 304Trump was the 5th president who lost the popular vote but won the electoral college
Slide15Electoral college is king
In 2016, Donald Trump won the electoral college and therefore won the election... even though MORE PEOPLE voted for Hilary Clinton.
Slide16Popular vote in presidential elections
Popular vote isn't the
most important thing
in presidential elections.
Slide17Should I even bother voting?
YES! YES! YES!
Even though the electoral college casts the deciding vote in an election, your vote matters and influences the electoral college.
Slide18Slide19Reflection
What do you think about the fact that the popular vote doesn't matter?
Slide20So what can we do?
Concentrate on the local elections that your vote has a more direct impact on! Some examples include:
Look at your local City Council:
See what they are doing with their budget and who voted for what.Check out your local Board of Education: The Board of Education is not always comprised of actual educators. They can be anyone with no kids or expertise. Also, VOTE DOWN THE BALLOT like we discussed earlier!
Slide21Check Out
Would you rather do your work on a tablet or a computer?
Slide22Human Relations, diversity & Equity
Slide23Teacher Feedback Survey