Presidents were never elected by popular vote. They have always be elected by the electors from each state who cast their electoral votes. What has changed is the way that the electors are selected. Nowadays they are chosen by popular vote, but at first the state legislatures would choose them.
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.
No US president was elected unanimously by popular vote. The only president elected unanimously by the electoral college was George Washington (There was no popular vote in this election).
i think one is Gorge Washington . I'm looking for the other 2
Because the Electoral College decided to.
Not directly. The vice president is elected along with the president in the electoral college.
The electoral college
Presidents are elected by electoral votes.
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.
They believed that he would be elected by the electoral college.
Presidents of the US are elected by the electoral college, they are not elected directly by the public. The public (in effect) elects the electors who form the electoral college. It has happened on several occasions that the winner of the popular vote was not the winner in the electoral college.
It is mandated by the US Constitution and has officially elected all US presidents. It was created in march of 1784
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.
No US president was elected unanimously by popular vote. The only president elected unanimously by the electoral college was George Washington (There was no popular vote in this election).
Since the adoption of the present US Constitution n 1789, all American Presidents have been elected by the electoral college. Although the voting populace votes for Presidential candidates, they're actually selecting "electors" to go to the electoral college to vote for that candidate for President.
The electoral college
The Electoral College.
During the first three Presidential elections the President and the Vice-President were chosen by the number of electoral votes. The vice-president was chosen by having the second highest number of electoral votes.