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Back when our government was being decided upon by the founding fathers, some felt that, since the States were in charge, that the States should elect the President.
Others felt that, to be more democratic, the people, themselves, should elect the President. They could not agree on one or the other method, so they combined them, and that became the Law.
In a National election, people vote for State electors, who in turn, elect the President. The group of electors is called the "Electoral College", using the old meaning for 'College'. All of the electors in a given State are supposed to all vote for the same candidate: The one that the most number of people voted for.
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How is the election decided if neither candidate has the majority of the electoral college?
A vote in the House of Representatives
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.
Who ellects the president of the US?
The electoral college
What is the electoral college formula?
435- electoral college 100- senators 3 from the house
How Many total votes are there in the Electoral College system?
There is exactly 538 in the Electoral College System.
What is a presidential winner decided by?
The Electoral College.
Why was he elected as president?
Because the Electoral College decided to.
If there is a tie or no majorit in the electoral college votes how is it decided who would be president?
If the electoral college is not able to elect a President, the election goes to the House of Representatives.
How is order of succession decided among the various cabinet positions?
electoral college
The 2000 presidential election was decided by electoral college votes in the state of?
flo-rida
How is the election decided if neither candidate has the majority of the electoral college?
A vote in the House of Representatives
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.
When has the electoral college decided a presidential election?
The electoral college has decided the outcome of several presidential elections in US history. Some notable examples include the elections of 1824, 1876, 1888, 2000, and 2016. In these cases, the candidate who won the majority of the electoral college votes became the president, despite not winning the popular vote.
Who ellects the president of the US?
The electoral college
What 20th century elections were decided by electoral college?
Some notable 20th century elections that were ultimately decided by the electoral college include the 1960 presidential election between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, where Kennedy won by a small margin in the electoral college despite a close popular vote, and the 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore, which resulted in a controversial Supreme Court ruling and Bush winning the electoral college despite losing the popular vote.
Who are the electors in the electoral college?
The citizens are the voters for the electoral college.
Do you favor abolishing the electoral college?
We the people, not we electoral college
