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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.
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Under what set of circumstances might congress decide a presidential election?
Congress might decide a presidential election in the case of a disputed or tied Electoral College result. If no presidential candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the House of Representatives would vote to elect the president, with each state delegation having one vote. The Senate would vote to elect the vice president if no vice presidential candidate receives a majority of electoral votes.
What are the three major weaknesses in the electoral college system?
The 3 major defects in the electoral College system are 1. the winner of the popular vote is not guarenteed the presidency 2. electors are not required to vote in accord with the popular vote 3. any election might have to be decided in the House of Reps.
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.
What was result of the presidential election of 1920 might be attributed to?
The result of the 1920 Presidential election is that the Republican candidate Warren G. Harding defeated Democrat James M. Cox.
What is one criticism of the electoral college?
B).- the winner of the popular vote might not win the presidency
Three reasons people might have for not voting in a presidential election?
they dont like the president the're racist or they're just being dum
What happend in 2000 that was bad?
George W. Bush Might have stolen the 2000 presidential election from the Al Gore, (who received more popular votes). We will probably never know for certain who really got the most votes in Florida and it's electoral votes and the presidency.
Has there been any time in US history where presidential election been postponed?
I think there were some delays in some of the states for the first presidential election in 1788. There has never been a national postponement of the election. It seems possible that some localities might have been allowed some late voting if a blizzard or flood or disaster made it impossible to open the polls, but I do not know if this has ever happened.
Why the electoral college system has been criticized?
The electoral college system of America has been subject to a number of criticisms, especially in recent years. Just one of those criticisms is that this system undermines the value and integrity of the popular vote by preventing a genuine majority of votes in favor of a presidential candidate to have a decisive effect in carrying that candidate to the White House. That is, a presidential candidate could in fact win a popular majority and yet still not win the presidency.
What is a congresional district?
The Congressional District Method (a.k.a., Maine-Nebraska Method) is an alternative way of distributing electoral votes within a state. In a winner-takes-all system, the winner of the statewide popular vote receives all of that state's electoral votes. Under the Congressional District Method, the electoral votes are distributed based on the popular vote winner within each of the state's congressional districts; the statewide popular vote winner receives two additional electoral votes.us-presidential-electorsThe number of electoral votes allocated to each state is equal to the size of the state's Congressional delegation.us-presidential-electorsThe two statewide-winner electoral votes are held to be equivalent to the two votes each state receives in the U.S. Senate. The district-wide-winner electoral votes are equivalent to that district's vote in the House of Representatives.Only maineand nebraskause the Congressional District Method for distributing their electoral votes. Maine has four electoral votes, based on its two Representatives and two Senators. Nebraska has two Senators and three Representatives, giving it five electoral votes.us-presidential-electorsMaine began using the Congressional District Method in the united-states-presidential-election-1972. Nebraska has used the Congressional District Method since the united-states-presidential-election-1992.us-presidential-electorsus-presidential-electorsThe Congressional District Method allows for the chance for states to split their electoral vote between multiple candidates. Before 2008, neither Maine nor Nebraska had ever split their electoral votes.us-presidential-electorsNebraska split its electoral votes for the first time in 2008, giving John McCain its statewide electors and those of two congressional districts, while Barack Obama won the electoral vote of nebraska-s-2nd-congressional-district.us-presidential-electorsIn addition, the Congressional District Method can be more easily implemented than other alternatives to the winner-takes-all method. State legislation is sufficient to use this method. A constitutional amendment's adoption is not needed, unlike some other Electoral College reform options.us-presidential-electorsHowever, the Congressional District Method has its downsides. For instance, candidates might only spend time in certain battleground districts instead of the entire state and cases of gerrymandercould become exacerbated as political parties attempt to draw as many safe districts as they can.us-presidential-electorsRead more: us-presidential-electors
How is a presidential election different from elections for most local state and other federal offices?
well with out a president our economy would go down. other no as we would have no money, we might die, other countries could land a bomb on us.
What are suggested reform ideas for the current system of electing the president?
The less radical change would be to drop the winner-take-all method of assigning all of a state's electoral vote to the same candidate and instead pro-rating the vote to reflect the relative division of the popular vote. Or all states might do what Maine and Nebraska do and award the winner of each congressional district one vote and the other two electoral votes to the state-wide winner. A much more radical idea is to base the election solely on the nation-wide popular vote. This may sound like a simple plan, but in actuality it could bring chaos if the election is close and would open the door for massive election fraud as well as totally changing the political power base and campaign strategies.
