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What is the most common electoral system used in general elections in the US?
The most common electoral system used in general elections in the US is the plurality voting system, also known as first-past-the-post. In this system, the candidate with the most votes wins, even if they do not have an absolute majority.
How many different US political parties have elected a president?
Federalists(1 )Democratic-Republican(3)Jackson pre-civil war Democrats(5 ),Whigs(2 elected president, 2 elected vice-president and became president)Republicans(17 elected President, one not elected but became president),Modern post-Civil war Democrats (9)Note:In 1824, an unnamed political group met in Boston and nominated John Quincy Adams who eventually was elected President by the House of Representatives after no candidate received a majority of the electoral vote.
When voters vote who are they actually voting for?
In the case of election of the President of the United States, voters are voting for a person known as an Elector. An Elector is an individual who has either pledged or is expected to vote for one or another candidate. In all other federal elections, a voter votes directly for the candidate. In the UK a voter votes for a Member of Parliament (MP). The country is divided into bits, each bit being known as a constituency, and each constituency has its own MP. So voters elect their MPs (all of different parties) and the party which ends up with the most MPs becomes the ruling party and will be asked by the Queen to form a Government.
What is an antonym for minority?
The opposite is majority.
What is the difference majority opinion, a dissenting opinion and conccrring opinion?
A concurring opinion is written by a justice who agrees with the outcome reached by the majority, but who came to that conclusion in a different way and wants to write about why. A dissenting opinion is written by a justice who disagreed with the majority and wants his disagreement known and explained
The use of an electoral college to select a president was?
The president of the United States is elected to office by the electoral college as opposed to popular vote. Any candidate who wins the presidency has to have a majority of at least 270 electoral votes. If no candidate receives a majority, the election will need to be decided via a procedure outlined in the Twelfth Amendment of the Constitution.
If no candidate for the presidency wins a simple majority of the total number of electoral votes what body has the power to chose the president?
Senate, if I'm correct.
A candidate can win the presidency with?
Answer this question… a loss in the popular vote and a majority in the electoral college.
In order to win the presidency, a candidate must receive _____ of electoral college votes?
a majority (270)
What is done if no presidential candidate receives an absolute majority of the electoral votes?
The Presidency is decided by the House of Representatives.
To become President a candidate must win the majority of?
electoral college vote
To become president of the US a candidate has to receive a majority of votes from what?
The Electoral College
In 1824 who selects the president when no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes?
Congress.
When no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes the election of the president is determined by?
congress
How is electoral college set up?
The candidate who receives a majority of electoral votes (270) wins the Presidency. The number 538 is the sum of the nation's 435 Representatives, 100 Senators, and 3electorsgiven to the District of Columbia. Every four years, voters go to the polls and select a candidate for President and Vice-President.
The House of Representatives has the power to select the President if no candidate receives a majority of the votes?
electoral
Does the House of Representatives ever decide the president?
yes, if no candidate has a majority in the electoral college
