Who counts the Electoral College vote?
A) House of Representatives
B) Senate
C) State legislatures
D) Supreme Court
My textbook says "The president of the Senate opens the electoral votes from each State and counts them before a joint session of Congress." I assume the answer is A or B? However, I can't figure out which. My guess would be A?
Yes, Congress is the answer.
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/about.html
Check with your teacher about this question.
Sadly, my teacher is absent until the 10th. Thank you for your help anyway. :) Hopefully someone whose completed this lesson before will be able to help.
The correct answer was Senate.
But the vote is counted by both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/about.html
Yes, I completely agree.
I notified my teacher about the questions error so hopefully it'll be fixed soon. However, until then, I thought I'd state was the correct answer was (even though it was technically wrong) for other students who may go to my school. :)
You're correct that the answer is either A or B. To determine the correct answer, we need to refer to the information you provided from your textbook. According to your textbook, "The president of the Senate opens the electoral votes from each State and counts them before a joint session of Congress."
In this context, the president of the Senate is the key figure. The president of the Senate is actually the Vice President of the United States. As the Vice President, they are affiliated with the executive branch, which means that the answer is not A (House of Representatives), which is part of the legislative branch.
Therefore, the correct answer is B) Senate, as the Vice President (in their role as the president of the Senate) is responsible for counting the Electoral College vote.