How are parties and the government trying to make voting MORE convenient? {Ans: One example is online voting and registering.}What is lobbying? {Ans: Trying to influence government decision makers.}What happens if no one wins? {Ans: The House picks the President and the Senate picks the vice president.}What are interest groups? {Ans: Organized group with common goals seeking to influence the government. Provides a means for political participation.}Why is the disapointed elecorate disapointed? {Ans: The lack of confidence in government, polling scheduling, voting and registration procedures, ballot size, all is less convenient and YOUR responsibility.}How is a state's Electoral College vote calculated? {Ans: Each state gets at least 3 representatives (two in senate, 1 or more in house). The electoral college is state and national, but same thing. To win at the electoral college (which is purposely more aristocratic to limit direct democracy in wishes of the founding fathers) you must get more than half of the 538 votes (100 senate, 3 washington DC, and the rest house) so 269 +1 to win (270 votes). Trump did this even though Hilary had the majority vote. (To prevent things like Hitler and holocaust happening).}527 committees can