electoral college
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e·lec·tor·al col·lege
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(also E·lec·tor·al Col·lege)
a body of people representing the states of the U.S., who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
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a body of electors chosen or appointed by a larger group.
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Winner takes all: how the electoral colleges work
Newspaper article from: Evening Standard - London; 10/31/2008; ; 508 words
; ...locally. In total there are 538 electoral votes at stake, so a candidate...victory, with more than 350 electoral college votes. For a McCain victory...advertising to Pennsylvania, where 21 electoral votes are at stake but where...
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Electoral College doesn't need fixing
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 1/6/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...officially certify the count of the Electoral College that will make George W. Bush...to reflect on the role of the Electoral College in our system of government...the principles it serves, the Electoral College deserves our support. Peter...
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Electoral College called into question
News Wire article from: University Wire; 11/15/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...the legitimacy of the Electoral College have sparked a new controversy...alternatives to the Electoral College. U.S. Sen...abolishing the Electoral College and establishing a run...controversy surrounding the Electoral College has existed...
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Eliminating Electoral College would hurt some voting groups
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 3/17/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...arguing for the elimination of the Electoral College. I strongly disagree. Except...Consequently, Indiana's slate of Electoral College votes goes to the Republican...support it. Abolishing the Electoral College also creates logistical problems...
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The electoral college: a misunderstood institution. (textbook errors on electoral college mechanisms)
Magazine article from: PS: Political Science & Politics; 3/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...against the use of the electoral college to select the president...States also control the electoral college by how they allocate...criticisms of the electoral college is the possibility...vote winner can be the electoral vote loser. Unit rule...
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Electoral College:Keep it or junk it?
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 12/10/2000; 700+ words
; Electoral College:Keep it or junk it? Sunday, December...women against men. Without the Electoral College, the country would be further divided...Constitution had it right with the Electoral College. Elimination of it would...
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Electoral College in the spotlight, again.(The Dallas Morning News)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 10/22/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...David Jackson WASHINGTON _ Electoral College critics are on a Rocky Mountain...the many complaints about the Electoral College: It narrows the playing field...thinking his support of the Electoral College. "So many people live in states...
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Electoral College in the spotlight, again.
Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News; 10/21/2004; 700+ words
; ...David Jackson WASHINGTON _ Electoral College critics are on a Rocky Mountain...the many complaints about the Electoral College: It narrows the playing field...thinking his support of the Electoral College. "So many people live in states...
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Electoral College or Crisis?
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 11/2/2000; ; 700+ words
; Election 2000 Electoral College or Crisis? If victor fails to...000 votes (and get its three electoral votes). If one candidate wins...overall popular vote but capture the Electoral College. That hasn't happened since...
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Why the Electoral College is Bad for America.(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Historian; 12/22/2005; ; 700+ words
; Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America...that the electoral college "favors some citizens...the origins of the electoral college. Edwards...to the electoral college. He even takes...He finds that the electoral college does not...
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Electoral College
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
ELECTORAL COLLEGE Nominated persons, known as...ballots. The structure of the Electoral College was established in Article II...recipient of the majority of the electoral votes is determined by the college, Congress retains the power...
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electoral college
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
electoral college in U.S. government...to alter the electoral college and to change the method...vote loss and narrow electoral-college victory of George...strong support for the electoral college and its enhancement...
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college
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...school: [in names ] Eton College. ∎ ...staff and students of a college considered collectively...buildings and campus of a college. 2. an organized group...privileges: [in names ] the electoral college.
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Vice President, U.S.
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...separate election — by the electoral college. Just how significant that could...he won a close election in the electoral college. His running mate on...opponent of Adams, won more electoral votes than Pinckney and became...
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Presidency, The
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
...election. In this process, the voting public selects members of the Electoral College, and the Electoral College selects the president. Since the members of the Electoral College are selected by each state in a winner-take-all system...
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