9. A candidate must win how many votes in the Electoral College to become president of the United States? Oa. All 538 of the votes Ob. 400 O. 270 Od. 150 10. The Electoral College was created in Oa. 1787, when the Constitution was written. Ob. 1801, after the first disastrous presidential election when two people were elected for president - Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Oc. 1867, after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, when Congress decided to elect the president by popular vote of the people. Od. 1824, and then later adapted in 1870, to make sure that the popular vote of the people was counted properly.

To win the presidency, a candidate must secure 270 votes in the Electoral College. This number represents a majority of the available 538 electoral votes, allowing the winning candidate to claim victory in the presidential election. It’s a unique system designed to balance influence across the states and ensure that all regions have a say in the electoral process, not just the most populous areas. The Electoral College was created in 1787 during the Constitutional Convention. The framers of the Constitution devised this system as a compromise between electing the president by a vote in Congress and by popular vote. This approach was intended to maintain a balance between federal and state interests and reflect the concerns of both large and small states in the selection of a president.