Why is the vice president sworn in before the president?

The vice president takes the same oath of office administration to U.S. Senators, Representatives, and other government officers. They uphold the same oath as others.

The electoral college consists of 538 electors. a majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect  the president. your state's entitled allotment of electors equals the number of members in its congressional delegation: one for each member in the house of representatives plus two for yoursenators.congress does the electoral college represent