Constitution
Constitution
The US Constitution as amended provides the process for electing the President.
17th
seventeenth amendment
An election.
It's a matter of opinion, not fact!!
Article Two of the Constitution outlines the powers and responsibilities of the executive branch, which includes the President. It establishes the President as the head of the executive branch, responsible for enforcing laws, serving as Commander-in-Chief of the military, and representing the United States in foreign affairs. The article also outlines the process for electing the President and the qualifications for holding the office.
The constitutional authority for the Electoral College is established in Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution. This section outlines the process for electing the President and Vice President, granting states the power to appoint electors based on their congressional representation. Additionally, the Twelfth Amendment, ratified in 1804, further refined the electoral process, specifying separate ballots for President and Vice President.
the electoral college casting ballots
Because the President is elected based on Electoral votes. The US Constitution spells out the process for electing the President. Congress has never changed the way we do it.
The US Constitution whose ratification by the states created the United States specifies an indirect process for electing the president.
The system of electing the president says that the framers viewed the abilities of the average citizen of the new nation with distrust. They chose the electoral college process to avoid mob rule.