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Why isn't the president chosen by popular vote?

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The President of the United States is elected by electoral vote.

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In a presidential democracy how is a president chosen?

By popular vote


How is the president elected and where does the president live?

In the United States, the President is chosen by popular vote, which determines who the members of the Electoral College for each state will vote for. The president will live in the White House.


Does The existence of the Electoral College mean that the president is not elected by the popular vote?

The president of the United States is not elected by direct popular vote, but rather by the electoral college. A mere 538 people, chosen by voters in all the states are the ones who actually elect the president. The candidate with the majority of electoral votes wins the presidency.


What purpose do you think the electoral college serves and why isn't the president just chosen by popular vote?

i will votes for Barack Obama.


Can you vote once for president and once for vice president?

no. the vice president is chosen by the presedential nominee, whom you vote for.


Candidate who lost electoral vote and total popular vote but was chosen by the house?

That person was John Quincy Adams who was chosen as president in 1824 by the House of Representatives since no candidate received a majority of the electoral vote. Jackson actually won more popular votes and more electoral votes than did Adams.


Is the president chosen by most votes or electoral college?

By the electoral college, though it usually (not always) falls in line with the popular vote.


The states presidential electors are chosen by?

popular vote


Electorals in each state are chosen by?

popular vote


What is one way in which electors are chosen?

popular vote


How are a states presidential electors chosen?

popular vote


What early American president did not win the popular vote or the electoral college vote?

You must be thinking of John Quincy Adams, our 6th president, who chosen by the House of Representatives after no candidate received the majority of electoral votes needed for election.