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True or False A president can receive a majority of popular vote but without the majority of Electoral College votes he or she could lose the election?
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∙ 13y ago
This is true. On three occasions in US history, the new president did not receive a majority of the popular votes, namely John Q. Adams, Hayes and George W. Bush in 2000.
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Who elects the president when neither candidate receives the majority in the general election?
The majority of votes in the general election does not matter. Rather, it is the vote of the electoral college (elected by voters) which decides who becomes president.
Why did the framers of the constitution not include the direct election of the president?
They instead used an electoral college to prevent a majority mob rule
Who is responsible for the elections of the president?
The election of the president is determined by a popular vote and by the electoral college. The presidential candidate needs a majority of electoral votes to win, and the electoral votes usually coincide with the popular vote (with the exception of the election of George W Bush in 2000)
If the electoral college fails to give any presidential candidate a majority the election of the president is?
The House selects the president out of the top 3 candidate with votes.
Who chooses the president in the general election?
the electoral college
A presidential election is won by the candidate who?
A presidential election is won by the candidate who receives a majority of the electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College.
A presidential election is won by candidates who?
A presidential election is won by the candidate who receives a majority of the electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College.
The use of an electoral college to select a president was?
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.
President is elected by?
the majority vote of the electoral college
Is it true that the electoral college meets in February after a presidential election to elect the president?
You're close, but it's not in February. The new President is inaugurated in January, after the election in November, so the electoral college has to meet earlier than February. But they do elect a President. The general election elects members of the electoral college.
The Twelfth Amendment affects the election of the president and the?
Electoral College
Who meets after a presidential election to vote for the president?
the electoral college.
