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Does the electoral college decide the next president?
No the next president is decided by the amount of electoral votes the candidate gets. They need to have so many electoral votes to win the elections.
What US President won the highest amount of popular votes and electoral votes?
Ronald regan
How is the president chosen if no candidate wins the required amount of electoral votes in an election?
The House of Representatives elects the President in this case. There is a special procedure for doing this specified in the Constitution.
What do the numbers represent in the electoral college?
The numbers are the amount of votes a state has in the electoral college. A candidate must receive more than half of electoral votes in order to become president. In 2012, this means they must receive 270 electoral votes in order to become president.
Who received the second largest amount of electoral votes in the 1796 election?
George Washington was reelected president in 1792 and John Adams was reelected vice-president. According to the prevailing rules of electoral college voting at that time, electors cast votes for two persons. Electors could not distinguish between their presidential and vice-presidential choices. The recipient of the most electoral votes would become president and the runner-up vice-president. George Washington received 132 electoral votes and John Adams received 77 electoral votes. Others receiving electoral votes were George Clinton (50), Thomas Jefferson (4), Aaron Burr (1)
When Abraham Lincoln ran for president by what amount did he win by?
Well he ran twice, his first election he won by a popular vote of 39.8% and an electoral vote of 180. His second term, a popular vote of 55% and an electoral vote of 212.
Which biome receives the greatest amount of annual rainfall?
A tropical rainforest receives the most rain.
What will Obama receive after retiring from office?
He will receive a pension, which has been the law for any retired president since 1958. The base amount for this pension is $196,700.
Does the president have a say in the election of senators?
The President of the Senate in the United States is also the Vice President of the US. He is allowed to vote only when a particular Senate vote is tied. He is not a senator. He is not allowed to vote to create a tie.There is also a president pro tempore of the Senate. He is a senator who is elected by the Senate. He votes in the Senate like every other senator.
What happens if two candidates get the same amount of votes?
The House of Representatives votes for the President from among the top three electoral candidates, with each state delegation casting one vote.
What two numbers added together determine the number of electors a state receives?
Each state is allowed a specific amount of electoral votes. The amount of electoral votes provided to the state can be determined by adding the amount of congressmen with the amount of senators the state has.
How many votes do you need to be presididnt?
It does not take a certain amount of votes to become president. The steps are a little bit different than most sommon votes. Each state has an election for the president on the same day. The candidate who wins the majority of the popular vote for that state gets all of that state's electoral college points. Each state has a different number of points in the electoral college sytem based on their population. It takes 270 electoral college points to win an election. For more information, check out http://www.270towin.com/
