The Electoral College ... A. was a compromise of the Constitutional Convention regarding the manner by which the president would be elected. B. has consistently elected the candidate who received the majority of popular votes nationwide for every presidential election in U.S. history. C. includes electors from each state, and each state's electors vote in favor of the candidate who receives the most popular votes using a winner-takes-all approach. D. is made up of certain members of the House of Representatives so that each state has an equal number of electoral votes.
The Electoral College ...
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was a compromise of the Constitutional Convention regarding the manner by which the president would be elected. |
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| B. |
has consistently elected the candidate who received the majority of popular votes nationwide for every presidential election in U.S. history. |
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| C. |
includes electors from each state, and each state's electors vote in favor of the candidate who receives the most popular votes using a winner-takes-all approach. |
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| D. |
is made up of certain members of the House of Representatives so that each state has an equal number of electoral votes. |
An electoral college refers to a body of electors selected/elected specifically to elect a candidate to a particular office. This system originates from Medieval Germanic traditions. Currently, many countries use this system to elect candidates for the highest public office. The most popular system of the electoral college in use is the Electoral College system in the United States.
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