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In December 2012 the U.S. electoral college cast 332 votes for Barack Obama for U.S. President and 206 votes for Mitt Romney for President, thus reelecting Barack Obama to a second and final term as President. At the same time they cast 332 votes for Joe Biden for U.S. Vice President and 206 votes for Paul Ryan for Vice President, thus reelecting Joe Biden to a second term as Vice President.
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Electors are elected by popular vote but the president is elected by?
Electors are elected by popular vote but the president is elected by the electoral college. A president candidate can win the popular vote and still not win if he doesn't win the electoral college.
In a presidential system the leader?
is elected directly by the people. nope ! elected by representatives pledged to a candidate for President of U.S. in the Electoral College
George Washington was elected first president by?
The electoral college elected Washington as they do all president of the US.
How does President get elected by the House of Representatives?
If there is not a majority for one candidate in the Electoral College. See the Twelfth Amendment.
How many electors must a presidential candidate secure in the Electoral College to be elected president?
currently (since 1964), 270
What branch is elected by the electoral college?
The executive branch is elected by the electoral college. The states send representatives to the electoral college. Whichever candidate had the most votes is the one that the candidate votes for.
Who was elected directly through the electoral college?
In the United States, the president and vice president are elected through the Electoral College system. Voters in each state cast their ballots for a slate of electors pledged to vote for their chosen candidate. These electors then formally cast their votes for the president and vice president, making the Electoral College the mechanism through which these officials are elected. The most recent president elected directly through the Electoral College was Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
A presidential candidate loses a popular election but wins a majority of votes in the electoral college does he become president?
False!!!!Per the US Constitution, the Electoral College actually is the body that elects the President. There have been some elections in the past where the popular vote was won by a candidate, but the Electoral College elected another candidate.
What was created to officially elect the president?
You may be referring to the oath of office. But the electoral college is what officially elects the president. A presidential candidate may win the popular vote, but without enough electoral votes, he (or one day, she) will not be officially elected.
How many electoral votes must a canidate win to be elected president?
A Presidential candidate must obtain 270 Electoral Votes (the vote cast in the electoral college of the U.S. by the representatives of each state in a presidential election) to be elected President of the United States.
Why is US not a democracy?
The US is not a democracy because, the president is not elected by the majority of public votes, but by electoral college votes. There are cases when the candidate winning the majority of the polled votes was not declared elected, but the candidate who lost majority votes was.
What month when presidents are elected?
Contrary to popular belief, the U.S. Presidents are elected in December. The votes for president and vice president cast by the public in the November election elect members to the electoral college, and it is the electoral college that elects the President.
