Electoral College
Electoral College
veto or electoral college
The electors or Electoral College.
During the first three Presidential elections the President and the Vice-President were chosen by the number of electoral votes. The vice-president was chosen by having the second highest number of electoral votes.
That group of people is called "The Electoral College".
The president of the United States is chosen by the people of the United States. An election is held every four years for the citizens to vote for their next president.
In the United States, citizens vote for their President, Vice-President, Representatives and Senators. The members of the Judicial Branch are selected by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
If there is no majority in the Electoral College, the House of Representatives chooses the President. If there is a tie in the College, one of the two people tying must be chosen. Otherwise, someone from the top three must be chosen. Each state gets one vote. The representatives from each state meet and decide what their vote will be.
November 8, 2016 is election day when the people vote for president.
President vice president
They have to be chosen by the president himself.
The president gets elected by Electoral College. The Supreme Court justices get chosen by the president, and have to approved of by Congress. The House of Representative and Senate members are elected through direct elections.