A system where voters cast ballots to elect electors who then vote for the president is known as what?

A system where voters cast ballots to elect electors who then vote for the president is known as what?

• A. Electoral College
• B. Direct Popular Vote
• C. Parliamentary System
• D. Theocracy

Answer: (A)

This is the Electoral College—the system where voters cast ballots for a slate of electors who pledge to vote for a presidential candidate, and those electors then cast the official votes for president. Each state has a number of electors equal to its total representation in Congress (two senators plus its House members), for a total of 538 electors nationwide. A candidate must win a majority of electors (270) to become president. Most states award all their electors to the statewide winner (winner-take-all), while Maine and Nebraska allocate some electors by congressional district. This is different from a direct popular vote, where the president would be chosen by the nationwide tally, and it’s not a parliamentary system or a theocracy.

This is the Electoral College—the system where voters cast ballots for a slate of electors who pledge to vote for a presidential candidate, and those electors then cast the official votes for president. Each state has a number of electors equal to its total representation in Congress (two senators plus its House members), for a total of 538 electors nationwide. A candidate must win a majority of electors (270) to become president. Most states award all their electors to the statewide winner (winner-take-all), while Maine and Nebraska allocate some electors by congressional district. This is different from a direct popular vote, where the president would be chosen by the nationwide tally, and it’s not a parliamentary system or a theocracy.