Evaluate the statement below as True or False: “Each state is awarded electoral votes according to each state’s number of congressmen in the House and Senate. However, who makes up the electoral college is determined by the political parties and state legislatures. It does not consist of each state’s sitting members of the House and Senate.” True False
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" This part of the statement is true. The number of electoral votes each state has is equal to the total number of its Senators and Representatives in Congress. Each state has two Senators and a variable number of Representatives based on its population, making up Show more…
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