mr. mchenry to us. >> how are we doing sophomores? [ phone rings ] >> my name is matthew mchenry. teacher at bruce high school. the professor of radness. we have fun when we can, i guess. >> reporter: why did you pick this? >> sure, electing the president. so i think people heard electoral college? they just are, like, i don't get it and move on. it's a point game based on population. there are 538 electoral votes currently. and those points are based on how many senators and representatives each state has. so california, for example, has the highest population and therefore is worth the most points. if you win the popular vote in each state, you can win the point game and become president. i think a lot of people have the misconception that it's a direct vote and if you are the most popular choice, you can be the president of the united states. our founding fathers were terrified of a direct election. they thought there would be some sort of subversive group that would be able to take control of the masses and trick them into -- a populated vote would be easier. so they establish