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How is the number of electors each state receives in and the Electoral College decided?
The number of electors each state receives in the Electoral College is determined by the total number of its congressional representatives, which includes both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Each state has two senators, while the number of House representatives is based on the state's population, as determined by the most recent census. This means that states with larger populations have more electors, while smaller states have a minimum of three electors regardless of population. The total number of electors in the Electoral College is 538, with a majority of 270 needed to win the presidency.
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What is the danger of the election being decided by the house of representatives?
When no presidential candidate receives votes from more than half of the appointed electors, the House of Representatives chooses the President from among the top three electoral vote recipients.
What is a presidential winner decided by?
The Electoral College.
What are 3 criticisms of the electoral college system?
1)the winner of the popular vote is not guaranteed the presidency. 2)electors are not required to vote. 3)any election might have to be decided in the house of representatives.
Members of the electoral college are chosen by whom?
Electoral votes are decided by taking the number of Representatives each state sends to Congress, and adding two (for the two Senators each state recieves). The party with the highest popular vote in each state is allowed to send this number of electors to the Electoral College to vote for their party's candidate.
Why was he elected as president?
Because the Electoral College decided to.
How many elections have been decided in the House of Representatives since the electoral college system began?
Since the establishment of the Electoral College in 1789, there have been a total of 19 elections decided by the House of Representatives. This occurs when no presidential candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes, leading the House to select the president from the top three candidates. The most recent instance was in the election of 1824.
Who and when was it decided to have an electoral college?
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.
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.
Who elects president of the US?
The electors, aka the Electoral College (though that term is not used in the Constitution). The US Constitution specifies the number of electors and the way they are to be apportioned among the states. It doesn't explicitly state how the states are to choose their electors. At present, all state choose their electors based on the results of the popular election; in most states it's on a "winner take all" basis, but they're not required to do it that way.
What is done if no presidential candidate receives an absolute majority of the electoral votes?
The Presidency is decided by the House of Representatives.
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?
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