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What part do electors play in naming a new president?
The electors are the people who actually elect the president. When the people vote for the president, they are actually choosing the electors who will cast the official votes for president.
What is responsible for choosing the President and Vice-President?
Many People ,but mostly the citizens. good question.
What role does the voter plays in the selection of a president?
The voters choose the electors who then vote for the president. The electors say in advance for whom they are going to vote if they are elected. In many states the names of the electors do not even appear on the ballot, only the names of the candidates that the electors support.
Which statement most accurately describe a major criticism of the Electoral college system?
It allows for faithless electors, or electors who do not vote according to the wishes of their states.
Who are electors from each state chosen by?
The electors are chosen by the voters of each state in the presidential election. When people vote for president, they actually are choosing the electors supporting the candidates named on the ballot.
Why did the constitution call for an electoral college?
The electors who choose the President were considered to be representatives of the individual states. The states were allowed to determine their own method of choosing their electors, but I think the expectation was the state legislatures would choose them.
What is the name of the group of people who choose the president and vice president?
As a group this is the electoral college- its members are called electors. Nowadays the electors are chosen by popular vote within each state and D.C but at one time in many of the states the state legislature would choose the electors for their state .
How many electors does Indiana have?
11 presidential electors who vote for the president and vice-president.
The framers finally decided that the president and vice president would be selected?
By a body of presidential electors
Why was the electoral college and why was it established?
it was established to prevent states with larger populations from always choosing president and vice president. it is still used today, but voters in each state, not the legislatures now choose electors.
Who officially elects the president and president?
Electors
Why was the electoral college established and what power did it have?
it was established to prevent states with larger populations from always choosing president and vice president. it is still used today, but voters in each state, not the legislatures now choose electors.
