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What benefit might having a larger electoral college majority give the person who wins the election?
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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.
How is the election decided if neither candidate has the majority of the electoral college?
A vote in the House of Representatives
Can a presidential candidate win an election without the majority of the electoral college vote?
Yes
If a presidential candidate loses the electoral college election can he still win by receiving a majority of popular votes?
No.
What political institution has the final say for a presidential election if there is no clear majority among the candidates?
Electoral College
One benefit of the electoral college system is seen during very close elections what is that benefit?
----it makes it clear who won the election (novanet)----
The US presidential election features the?
electoral college.
Under the direct popular election plan to reform the Electoral College the winner would always be .?
the majority choice
Number of votes in the electoral collage?
There are 538 votes in the electoral college. The candidate who wins a simple majority of 270 votes wins the election.
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
