electoral college
voters, people, etc.
veto or electoral college
The electors or Electoral College.
They are chosen by voters
Pros: 1. Shows Stability 2. Promotes two party system 3. Requires a wide variety of voters Cons: 1. Could loose a lot of voters (why should someone vote for a republican in a very democratic state? It would be a waste of time). 2. Sometimes does not elect the most popular person like in 2000 Bush: 271 electorial votes and 47.9% Gore: 266 electorial votes and 48.4%
Voters directly elect their congressman and senators, who form the legislative branch. The person who wins the most votes in a state wins the election. Voters do not technically elect the president. The president is chosen by the electoral college. People vote in the presidential election and their votes are tallied by the states. Each state has a certain number of electoral votes. If 51% of the people of Florida, then all of Florida's electoral college votes go for that person. At the end of election day, all the votes are tallied in each state, and the electoral college votes numbers are added up. Whoever wins the majority of the electoral college wins. This means that even if a candidate wins the majority of votes, as Al Gore did in 2000, he can still lose in the electoral college and lose the presidency.
The electoral college is chosen by the voters of the individual states. When one votes during the general election, when they choose their vote for president, they are actually casting their vote for the electors of the state. The college then generally (with few exceptions through history) votes for whomever won the mojority of the votes for that state.
Representatives.
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Population
They are elected by the voters of their districts.