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.
The Electoral College is composed of 538 electors, nationally, as each state receives a number of electoral votes equal to the number of its members in the U.S. Senate plus its members in the U.S. House of Representatives. Washington, DC also receives three electors. On the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December, each elector casts a vote for President and a vote for Vice President, and for a candidate to be elected nationally, he or she must receive a majority (270) of votes among the electors.