All 128 questions · American Government / B: System of Government
2025 Civics Test · Question 49 of 128
Why is the Electoral College important?
En español: ¿Por qué es importante el Colegio Electoral? — ver en español
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Accepted answers (USCIS M-1778)
- It decides who is elected president.
- It provides a compromise between the popular election of the president and congressional selection.
Why this is the answerIt is how the country actually counts a presidential election: states cast the votes, not the nation as one pool. It was the compromise between letting the people choose and letting Congress choose.
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