MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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13 total
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15 total
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4-one for each region
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55 total, just like California
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Detailed explanation-1: -North Carolina has two senators and 13 representatives, for a total of 15 electors. The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the president.
Detailed explanation-2: -11. It is possible to get exactly 270 votes with the following states: California (55), Texas (38), New York (29), Florida (29), Illinois (20), Pennsylvania (20), Ohio (18), Michigan (16), Georgia (16), North Carolina (15)and New Jersey (14).
Detailed explanation-3: -Each state gets as many electors as it has members of Congress (House and Senate). Including Washington, D.C.’s three electors, there are currently 538 electors in all. Each state’s political parties choose their own slate of potential electors.
Detailed explanation-4: -The President is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both the Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of States and the Union Territories of Delhi and Pondicherry.