HOW DOES the number of electoral college votes a presidential candidate has compare to the number of popular votes a presidential candidate has
A.)sometimes the electoral college votes do not reflect the popular vote. it's the number of electoral college votes that determines who is elected president
B.)the electoral college votes are calculated using the popular vote so the candidate who is elected president will have the most votes in the both catergories
C.)The president is elected based on the popular vote, or number of people who voted . the electoral college votes only matter if there is a tie between candidates
D.)The popular vote determines who will be president the elctorsl college votes determine whether the democratic or replublican party will have the most influence in government
i picked b
DEN WHAT THE ANWSER
good grief - A
Answer - A.
~Definitely Not B considering they are 2 completely different votes. Therefore, It is possible for a president elect to have more in one and less in another.
~ C isn't correct because there are 538 electors and a president needs a majority of 270 electoral votes is required to win. Therefore, the electoral votes aren't used for ties. That's normally what we look out for in an election because ties don't normally arise.
~ D isn't correct because neither vote has anything to do with the influence of either party in the vote. If either of them did, it probably wouldn't be so important considering which ever is more influential most likely won't change the minds of the opposite party.
Therefore, You answer is A.
B is correct
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B is NOT correct!
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/about.html
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0876793.html
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B is certainly not correct !!!!
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I'm sorry, but option B is not correct. The correct answer is A.) Sometimes the electoral college votes do not reflect the popular vote. It's the number of electoral college votes that determines who is elected president.
To explain further, during a presidential election in the United States, citizens cast their votes for their preferred presidential candidate through the popular vote. However, the president is not directly elected based on the total popular vote.
Instead, the electoral college system is used to determine the outcome of the presidential election. Each state is allocated a certain number of electoral college votes, which is determined by the number of representatives and senators it has in Congress.
When voters in a state participate in the popular vote, they are actually choosing electors who will later cast their votes on behalf of their state. These electors represent the electoral college, and their votes ultimately determine who becomes president.
In most cases, the candidate who wins the popular vote in a particular state receives all of that state's electoral college votes. However, there are a few states that allocate their electoral college votes proportionally based on the popular vote results.
It is worth noting that there have been instances where the electoral college votes did not align with the popular vote. This means that a candidate may win the popular vote nationwide but still lose the presidential election if they do not have enough electoral college votes. This has happened a few times in American history, the most recent example being the 2016 election.