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The electoral college is the group of people who officially elect the US president.

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The electoral college is the group of people who officially elect the US president.

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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)

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The group is called the electoral college; its members are electors.

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The electoral college

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The Electoral College (APEX)

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Important and responsible people

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Thomas Jefferson's vice president

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What is the name of the body of people responsible for electing the president?

electoral college


Is the federal government responsible for electing the president?

In America I'm pretty sure they have a voting system so the people can vote for who they think should be the next president.


How does voting affect people?

It is benificial to people because it reminds them that they have a right and a say in electing a president, but it can also affect them. It is benificial to people because it reminds them that they have a right and a say in electing a president, but it can also affect them.


Which is an important civil right that people living in us territory do not have?

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What or who are electors?

Such is the name of the people who actually elect the US President. Together, they make up the electoral college which officially elects the President and the vice president. When the people vote for the president every four years , what they are actually doing is electing their choice of electors who are pledged to vote for their party's candidate.


Can you write a math problem containing a ratio?

Yes. For example: At a meeting the votes were cast in a ratio of 16:9 in favour of electing a new president. If there were 275 people voting, how many voted in favour of electing the new president? (The answer is 275/25 * 16 = 176)


Name one right only for US citizens?

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Why is there an indirect system for electing the president?

They use a rather curious indirect method in which the voters elect people called electors who then elect the president.


Who was the ruler when independence was gained?

the continenintal congress, who appoint or elect a president who served until all the particulars were work out for electing what most people believe was the first president, george washington.


Who officially chooses the president of the United states?

the people of the US but he/she (well can be she hasn't yet) is sworn in by a supreme court justice The above answer is incorrect. Officially the president is NOT elected by the people of the country. The people vote for electors (there are a total of 538 of them), and the electors choose the president.