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The U.S. electoral college was created indirectly by the state legislatures that ratified the United States Constitution.The U.S. electoral system was created in 1788 by the United States Constitution. The first U.S. presidential election on was in 1789. George Washington was elected as the first president of the United States. The election was conducted under the new United States Constitution, which had been ratified earlier in 1788. In the election, George Washington received all 69 electoral votes and was unanimously elected president. John Adams was elected vice-president. The Twelfth Amendment (Amendment XII) to the United States Constitution provides the current procedure for electing the President and Vice President. The amendment was proposed by the Congress on December 9, 1803, and was ratified by the requisite three-fourths of state legislatures on June 15, 1804. It replaced the procedure provided in Article II, Section 1, Clause 3, by which the U.S. electoral system originally functioned.
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Who directly elect the president?
electoral college
Who are the people that can directly elect?
electoral college electoral votes are the only votes that count towards presidency
What office do the people not vote for directly?
the president. the electoral college choses
Can the internet indirectly eliminate the electoral college?
The electoral college was created when instantaneous voting was not possible, as it currently is with the internet.
How the internet can indirectly eliminate the electoral college?
The electoral college was created when instantaneous voting was not possible, as it currently is with the Internet.
The president of the US is indirectly elected by?
INdirectly by the voters; directly by the Electoral College.
What was the importance of the electoral college in the 1780s?
The Electoral College was created in the 1780s at the Philadelphia Convention (a.k.a. Federal Convention, Constitutional Convention)
Was electoral college created directly or indirectly?
The electoral college was created indirectly. The U.S. electoral system was created by the United States Constitution which was ratified in 1788. The Twelfth Amendment (Amendment XII) to the United States Constitution provides the current procedure for electing the President and Vice President. The amendment was proposed by the Congress on December 9, 1803, and was ratified by the requisite three-fourths of state legislatures on June 15, 1804.
What document created the electoral college?
The document that created the electoral college is the US Constitution. It states how to determine the number of electors to be given to each state as well as how to determine the presidency.
Purpose of the Electoral College in Presidential Elections?
The purpose of the Electoral College is to vote for the president.
How might a presidential election winner lose the popular vote?
Presidents of the US are elected by the electoral college, they are not elected directly by the public. The public (in effect) elects the electors who form the electoral college. It has happened on several occasions that the winner of the popular vote was not the winner in the electoral college.
How is the prsident elected?
The President of the U.S.A is elected through indirect voting. U.S. citizens cast personal ballots for members of the U.S. Electoral College. The Electoral College directly elects the President.
