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The U.S. Electoral College system is a system of indirect election. In accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution, electoral votes determine the President and Vice President of the United States. The electors are elected by direct popular vote in each state and each candidate for elector swears in advance whom he will vote for. The electors from each of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia then cast their electoral votes to elect the President and Vice President of the United States.

Examples of direct popular elections are elections of the representatives in the U. S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

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Why is the Electoral College considered an indirect election?

The electoral college is not an election. The U. S. Presidential and Vice Presidential elections are indirect elections because the public does not elect them directly, but the public elects the people who elect them. Examples of direct elections are elections for U. S. Representatives and modern elections for U. S. Senators.


What would a direct election do to the electoral college system?

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What were three method of presidential election discussed by the framers?

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What are the methods of presidential election discussed by the framers?

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Under the direct popular election plan to reform the Electoral College the winner would always be .?

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Why did the framers of the constitution not include the direct election of the president?

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