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The  Connecticut compromise was created because bigger states were getting more representation and smaller states getting lesser representation. This way it made representation in the house and the senate more equal for everyone.

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Was made so that slaves would be account for 3/5 of a a white person that is allowed to vote. The 3/5 Compromise was created in order to determine the representation and taxation in a federal government.

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The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President. Your state's entitled allotment of electors equals the number of members in its Congressional delegation meaning, one for each member in the House of Representatives plus two for your Senators.

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The Electoral College is made up of 538 electors. Out of the 583 electors, only 270 are required when electing the president. The Electoral College are the people who vote and decide who the president will be, and the people don't directly get to vote. They vote for the senator of their states. The amount of electoral votes from a state was based on their population.

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This compromise was created after a heated argument over bigger states having more representation than smaller states. This compromise was combination of the New Jersey plan which was for equal representation and the Virginia Plan which meant more population more representation. That is why we have two houses.
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The Three-Fifths Compromise was where 5 out of the 3 slaves would be equal to one vote (5 to 3 ratio), suggested by James Madison.

In addition to how the three-fifths figure was created through a debate that occurred within the Continental Congress in 1783.

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The taxes that the Three-Fifths Compromise dealt with were "direct" taxes, as opposed to excise or import taxes. It was not until 1798 that Congress imposed the first genuine direct taxes in American history: a tax on dwelling-houses and a tax on slaves aged 12 to 50.

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The Electoral College needed a majority of 270/538 electoral votes when electing a president. The Electoral College was written in the U.S. Constitution. They are pretty much brought together every 4 years just to elect the U.S President and Vice President. This is a representation of the people's vote because votes are taken from each state. Each state gets a specific number of Electoral votes based on their population. One reason the Electoral College was created because the leaders feared a tyrant would come and get everyone's opinion and persuade them.
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The Electoral College is a not a place, but a process/procedure. This process was created by the founding fathers when they were outlining how American should be ran today. The electoral college consists of 538 electors. Even though your vote matters, your votes aren't even used to see who becomes the president. The electoral college will vote and then the president will be elected based off of the number of votes they collected. The Electors are usually chosen depending on the candidates political party. This meeting takes place on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December after the presidential election. They meet in their states and they "Cast" their votes for a president and vice president. Each states electoral votes are counted on the 6th of January in the year following the meeting with the electors.

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Also known as the great compromise that granted the states with equal representation in the senate and proportional representation in the senate. This basically placed a two house legislature. it created a balance between the highly populated and the less populated states. It took in considerations from both the larger and the smaller states.
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Three-Fifths Compromise did not work as the South anticipated.

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A way to gain southern support for a new framework of government.

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A tax on dwelling-houses and a tax on slaves ages 12-50.

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All slaves of a particular state are to be counted as three-fifths of a white person.

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the electoral college was created by the founding fathers for the constitution. it is a compromise between the congress to vote for who becomes president and consists if 538 electors.
(not an actual college, a process)

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The Electoral College is a process, not a place. The Founding Fathers established it in the Constitution, in part, as a compromise between the election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens.

What is the process?

The Electoral College process consists of the selection of the electors, the meeting of the electors where they vote for President and Vice President, and the counting of the electoral votes by Congress.

How many electors are there? How are they distributed among the States?

The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President. Your State has the same number of electors as it does Members in its Congressional delegation: one for each Member in the House of Representatives plus two Senators. Read more about the allocation of electoral votes.

The District of Columbia is allocated 3 electors and treated like a State for purposes of the Electoral College under the 23rd Amendment of the Constitution. For this reason, in the following discussion, the word "State" also refers to the District of Columbia and "Governor" to the Mayor of the District of Columbia.

How are my electors chosen? What are their qualifications? How do they decide who to vote for?

Each candidate running for President in your State has his or her own group of electors (known as a slate). The slates are generally chosen by the candidate's political party in your State, but State laws vary on how the electors are selected and what their responsibilities are. Read more about the qualifications of the electors and restrictions on who the electors may vote for.

What happens in the general election? Why should I vote?

The general election is held every four years on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. When you vote for a Presidential candidate you are actually voting for your candidate's preferred electors. Learn more about voting for the electors.

Most States have a "winner-take-all" system that awards all electors to the Presidential candidate who wins the State's popular vote. However, Maine and Nebraska each have a variation of "proportional representation." Read more about the allocation of electors among the States.

What happens after the general election?

After the general election, your Governor prepares a Certificate of Ascertainment listing the names of all the individuals on the slates for each candidate. The Certificate of Ascertainment also lists the number of votes each individual received and shows which individuals were appointed as your State's electors. Your State's Certificate of Ascertainment is sent to NARA as part of the official records of the Presidential election.

The meeting of the electors takes place on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December after the general election. The electors meet in their respective States, where they cast their votes for President and Vice President on separate ballots. Your State's electors' votes are recorded on a Certificate of Vote, which is prepared at the meeting by the electors. Your State's Certificate of Vote is sent to Congress, where the votes are counted, and NARA, as part of the official records of the Presidential election.

Each State's electoral votes are counted in a joint session of Congress on the 6th of January in the year following the meeting of the electors. Members of the House and Senate meet in the House Chamber to conduct the official count of electoral votes. The Vice President, as President of the Senate, presides over the count and announces the results of the vote. The President of the Senate then declares which persons, if any, have been elected President and Vice President of the United States.

The President-elect takes the oath of office and is sworn in as President of the United States on January 20th in the year following the general election.

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The Electoral College website now has an easy-to-remember address. Make sure to update your bookmarks! The Electoral College is a process, not a place. The Founding Fathers established it in the Constitution, in part, as a compromise between the election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens.

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- Also known as The Great Compromise of 1787 or Sherman Compromise
- An agreement in 1787 decided during the The Constitutional Convention; large and small states agreed
- Established a two house legislature in the Constitution
- The two house were; The House of Representatives and The Senate

~Cadynce Dupont

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The founding founders created the electoral college which is the process of electing the president. These votes come from congress and qualified citizens in each state. Each states has its own electoral votes which get counted by congress on January 6th each time a new president is elected. The electoral college has 538 members but 270 electoral votes are required for a president to be elected. 

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The founding founders created the electoral college which is the process of electing the president. These votes come from congress and qualified citizens in each state. Each states has its own electoral votes which get counted by congress on January 6th each time a new president is elected. The electoral college has 538 members but 270 electoral votes are required for a president to be elected. 

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