US president chosen by electors, not popular vote
<p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="selection">selection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Electoral">Electoral</span> <span word="College">College</span>."</p><p><span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="November">November</span> 6. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="December">December</span> 17, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="only">only</span> 538 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Electoral">Electoral</span> <span word="College">College</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forged">forged</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1787, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="elect">elect</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Head">Head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="devised">devised</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="step">step</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="conveyed">conveyed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Electoral">Electoral</span> <span word="College">College</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="by">by</span>-<span word="state">state</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="selects">selects</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="Electors">Electors</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="number">number</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Congressional">Congressional</span> <span word="delegation">delegation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="state">state</span> -- <span word="two">two</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="however">however</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Curtis">Curtis</span> <span word="Gans">Gans</span>. "<span word="And">And</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="winner">winner</span>-<span word="take">take</span>-<span word="all">all</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="states">states</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="exception">exception</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="Nebraska">Nebraska</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Maine">Maine</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="assign">assign</span> <span word="Electors">Electors</span> <span word="proportionately">proportionately</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="Congressional">Congressional</span> <span word="district">district</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="Electors">Electors</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="state">state</span> <span word="entities">entities</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 538.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> 270 <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="president">president</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="select">select</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 200 <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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