| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Electoral College | a body of electors that elects the President and Vice-President |
| representatives | people who act in the place of others |
| directly | in a direct manner; from point to point the shortest way |
| electors | members of the Electoral College in the U.S. |
| Congress | a group of people who meet officially to make laws |
| senators | members of the Upper House of Congress or of a state legislature |
| candidate | one who is nominated for office |
| popular | the number of votes by the people for a particular candidate |
| majority | a number greater than half of a total |
| margin | measure or degree of difference |
| proposals | ideas to consider |
| abolish | put an end to |
| populous | full of people |
| amendment | a change to a law that is made by adding to the law, taking something out, or rewording it |
| ratified | accepted or approved in an official way |
| 538 | number of electors that make up the Electoral College |
| 2 + number of congressmen | formula for number of electors |
| 3 | number of electors the District of Columbia has |
| 270 | number of electoral votes a candidate must recieve to be elected |
| Al Gore | won the popular vote in the 2000 election |
| George W. Bush | lost the popular vote, but won the Presidency |
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