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The President of the United States is elected to office by the electoral college as opposed to popular vote. Any candidate who wins the presidency has to have a majority of at least 270 electoral votes. If no candidate receives a majority, the election will need to be decided via a procedure outlined in the Twelfth Amendment of the Constitution.
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What was the reason behind the use of an electoral college to select a president?
fear of placing too much power in the hands of the people.
What systerm do you use to elect your president?
The Electoral College
What is the indirect method you use to elect the president?
Electoral College.
What arguments can you give for and against the use of the electoral college to select the president?
the possibility of electing a minority presidentthe risk of so-called "faithless" Electors,the possible role of the Electoral College in depressing voter turnout, andits failure to accurately reflect the national popular will.
How do you use Electoral college in a sentence?
This is how you use Electoral College in a sentence. (this is a fail...look at mine! :) :P) The electoral college represents a states population.
How do you use the word electoral college in a sentence?
The electoral college represents a states population.
Which amendment created the electoral college system use for the electing the president of the us?
your mom try hard face
The US presidential election features?
The United States presidential election features the use of the Electoral College. The Electoral College is only used for election of the US president and vice president.
When did citizens use the electoral college?
The U.S. Electoral College system is a system of indirect election. In accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution, electoral votes determine the President and Vice President of the United States. The electors are elected by direct popular vote in each state and each candidate for elector swears in advance whom he will vote for. The electors from each of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia then cast their electoral votes to elect the President and Vice President of the United States.
Why do we have the Electoral College?
We still use the Electoral College today because there is still support for electing the president by a national popular vote, eliminating the process of assigning electors among the state by rules that violate the principle of one person, one vote.
What is individual voters the electoral college called?
The U.S. Constitution does not use the phrase "electoral college". It just refers to them as "electors".
What happens if no presidential candidate wins a majority electoral votes?
The House votes by state to decide the winnerUS Presidential ElectionIf no candidate receives a majority of the Electoral College votes in a US Presidential election, the states' delegations to the House of Representatives select the president. Each state's delegation receives one vote. The House must select from the top three Electoral College vote getters (i.e. the three candidates with the highest Electoral College vote totals), and the winner must receive the majority of votes.A minimum 2/3rds quorum is required (i.e. 2/3rds of all the states' delegations must be present), and the winner must get a simple majority of that quorum. Only state delegations can vote in such a tie-breaker (e.g. the District of Columbia's Electoral representatives are excluded, and D.C. does not get a vote). Voting rounds continue until there is a winner.Vice presidential electionIf no candidate for the Vice President receives a majority of the Electoral Vote, the Senate will then choose the winner. Each senator has a single vote, and they can chose from the top TWO Electoral College vote-getters. A simple majority (51 of 100) is required to win in the Senate. Only Senators may vote (e.g. the current Vice President does not get to break ties) in this special case. As with the House, voting rounds continue until there is a winner.
