Concept information
social science subjects
politics and international relations
political science
American politics and society
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politics and international relations
political science
campaigns, elections and electoral behavior
campaigns, elections, and the law
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political science
American politics and society
United States Presidency
elections and the electoral process
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political science
American politics and society
United States Presidency
principles of government
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political science
American politics and society
United States Supreme Court
principles of government
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social history of crime
courts, corrections, punishments
United States Supreme Court
principles of government
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criminology
key organizations (criminology)
United States Supreme Court
principles of government
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higher education law
key organizations (criminology)
United States Supreme Court
principles of government
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criminology
social history of crime
documents and acts shaping the American system of criminal justice
United States Constitution
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American politics and society
United States Supreme Court
United States law
United States Constitution
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courts, corrections, punishments
United States Supreme Court
United States law
United States Constitution
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key organizations (criminology)
United States Supreme Court
United States law
United States Constitution
Preferred term
electoral college
Definition
- As specified by the United States Constitution, the method by which the president is chosen. How the president was to be elected proved to be one of many vexing problems for the fifty-five men who assembled in Philadelphia in May 1787 to draft the Constitution. [Source: Student's Guide to the Presidency; Electoral College]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/electoral_college
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