The Electoral College elects the president. Technically the citizens elects "electorates" who then cast the votes from their states for president. WE ARE NOT A DEMOCRACY, we are a REPRESENTATIVE REPUBLIC. Basic governmental education.
The people vote for the Electors who in turn vote for the President. The group is called the Electoral College
Each state appoints or elects electors who then vote for the candidate they are sworn to vote for.
The people (read: noncriminal citizens above the age of 18) of that country. The people of the United States elect the President by Popular Vote, but the Electoral College is the body that officially elects the President into office. (There have been 4 Presidents elected into office by the Electoral College that lost the popular vote, which means that the majority of people didn't vote for that president. http://americanhistory.about.com/od/uspresidents/f/pres_unpopular.htm)
The US Constitution provides for a process of submitting a direct vote of the citizens for a approval or rejection. This process is called a referendum.
US citizens who are registered to vote elect delegates to the Electoral College, and the Electoral College elects the president and VP.
The House of Representatives elects the President, and the Senate elects the Vice President.
The Electoral College elects the president. Technically the citizens elects "electorates" who then cast the votes from their states for president. WE ARE NOT A DEMOCRACY, we are a REPRESENTATIVE REPUBLIC. Basic governmental education.
electoral college
The people (read: noncriminal citizens above the age of 18) of that country. The people of the United States elect the President by Popular Vote, but the Electoral College is the body that officially elects the President into office. (There have been 4 Presidents elected into office by the Electoral College that lost the popular vote, which means that the majority of people didn't vote for that president. http://americanhistory.about.com/od/uspresidents/f/pres_unpopular.htm)
The people vote for the Electors who in turn vote for the President. The group is called the Electoral College
Each state appoints or elects electors who then vote for the candidate they are sworn to vote for.
The U. S. President and Vice President are elected by the 538 electors who are chosen by the voting public on Election Day based on who they have pledged to vote for in the Presidential and Vice Presidential elections on the Monday after the 2nd Wednesday of December.
He or she is elected by a direct vote of the voting electorate.
The electoral college elects the president, not the direct popular vote. There is a reason for this, but Gore supporters were disappointed when their man was not elected president after carrying the popular vote.
No one is forced to vote for president
The people (read: noncriminal citizens above the age of 18) of that country. The people of the United States elect the President by Popular Vote, but the Electoral College is the body that officially elects the President into office. (There have been 4 Presidents elected into office by the Electoral College that lost the popular vote, which means that the majority of people didn't vote for that president. http://americanhistory.about.com/od/uspresidents/f/pres_unpopular.htm)