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What is the Electoral College?
What is the electoral college? US presidential elections are not decided by the popular vote (counting the number of votes obtained nationally for each candidate). Each voter votes for a state representative to allocate a vote for the president and vice president in what is called an electoral college . Delegates States send delegates to the electoral college according to the state vote - with 48 out of 50 using a 'winner takes all system'. Only in Maine and Nebraska are the delegates allocated proportionally. The number of delegates sent to the electoral college is allocated according to the population of the state. Thus the largest delegations come from the most populous states: New York, California and Texas. What is a swing state?
What does stalwart mean? Where does the word come from?
Atticus Finch:the stalwart hero of To Kill a Mockingbird A stalwart person is reliable, dependable, resolute (or inflexible depending on your perspective.) The word is probably a 14th Century Scottish variant on a old English term: stælwierðe "good, serviceable," In the US the term acquired a political dimension with a section of the Republican Party that refused to abandon its Civil War hostility to the south. They became known as the 'Stalwart Party', a label that stuck. A version of this post is included in the English FAQ Teaching Pack Download for only £1.99 with offer code CQDWKF0
