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Can any member of Congress be selected as an Elector to vote in the Electoral College for the President of the US?
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No member of Congress (or virtually any federal government official for that matter) may be appointed by a state as a member of the Electoral College. Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 states in part:
". . . but no Senator or Representative , or person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector."
This was done to prevent electors from voting for some other candidate than he or she was chosen for either for personal reasons or from pressure from other persons including the candidates themselves.
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How was the President selected?
by the Electoral college
What compromise at the convention led to the process by which the president is selected?
Electoral college
This compromise at the convention led to the process by which the president is selected?
the electoral college
What were the Framers three methods of presidential election?
Selected by congress, direct vote of the people, electoral college.
What are the methods of presidential election discussed by the framers?
Selected by congress, direct vote of the people, electoral college
What are electors?
An electorate is a member of the electoral college. The Electoral College are the people of the United States that are selected by their state to vote for the President and Vice President of the United States. The actual general public do not vote for President or Vice President. Typically, it is a population of qualified voters.
What was the second reason that the electoral college was created?
To create a buffer between the population and the selected president.
Which branch elects the president?
The legislative branch elects the president
Who ellects the president of the US?
The electoral college
A special body made up of people selected by each state which votes for the president and vice president is called the?
Such is called the Electoral College or the College of Electors.
What college is the president chosen by?
The president is chosen by an electoral college.
Under the Constitution the President is to be elected by what?
A majority of the Electors in the Electoral College
