The Sugar Act and Stamp Act were two of numerous taxes put in place on the colonies.â When George Grenville taxed the colonies all he was think of what would benefit the England and how to get out of the hole they were in after the war.
It was established by Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution and modified by the 12th and 23rd Amendments. The Electoral College consists of a total of 538 members: one for each United States Senator and Representative, and three additional electors representing the District of Columbia.
How many electors does each state have? At the time of the First Congress in 1789, there were only 13 states and a total of 65 representatives, each of whom represented 30,000 citizens. As the new country expanded, the number of representatives also expanded, and the size of their constituencies began to grow as well.