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In order to become president of the United States, the candidate must win a majority of the votes in the electoral college. Each state has a certain number of electoral votes. How is it decided how many
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In order to become president of the United States, the candidate must win a majority of the votes in the electoral college. Each state has a certain number of electoral votes. How is it decided how many electoral votes a state gets?

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The number of electoral votes per state is equal to the number of its senators plus the number of its individuals in the House of Representatives.
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A candidate has to win 270 or more electoral votes
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