November 7, 2012 It’s something we criticize and call antiquated, but it’s a part of the U-S Constitution and we’re stuck with it. It’s the Electoral College system for electing the President.
November 6, 2012 Ok...I've been watching the election all night. I made it through school and did pretty well in my government classes. But I'll be honest, I sometimes still get confused by the Electoral College. It really can be kind of confusing. So I looked for this video for us. It's a pretty good explanation of where the college came from and how it works.
January 7, 2011 It was in January of 1789, America held its first presidential election. Voters cast ballots to choose state electors; only white men who owned property were allowed to vote – the first use of what we know today as the Electoral College system. George Washington won the election and was sworn into office the following April.
We still use the Electoral College as it was written into the U.S. Constitution. The president and vice president are the only elected federal officials chosen by the Electoral College instead of by direct popular vote.
