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How does a presidential candidate win the presidential election?
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People vote for a candidate. Each state has a given number of electoral votes. Win the state, get the votes from that state. Get more votes than your opponent, and you have been elected.
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Yes
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does not necessarily win the Presidency the answer is true
What branch uin the Constitution interprets laws?
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None.
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No.
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it id hoped that he or she will help win te election
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What political tactic led the candidate to victory in the 1896 presidential election?
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Presidential candidate who received the least votes in the south in the election of 1860?
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