2006-09-27 08:04:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
The president is chosen not by the House of Representatives, but by the Electoral College, a body consisting of electors from each state. Each state gets a number of electors equal to its representation in Congress (i.e., its number of Representatives plus two since each state has two senators). The District of Columbia also gets a number of electors equal to the number of electors it would have if it were a state, but no more than the least populous state. This basically means D.C. gets three electors. The electors from each state can conceivably vote for whomever they want, but in practice all electors from a particular state vote for the candidate who won the popular vote in that state. (A few states delegate their electoral votes differently, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Electoral_College#Alternate_methods_of_choosing_electors for some of these methods.)
If no candidate receives a majority of the electoral vote (currently, 270 votes) the House of Representatives votes to choose a president from among the three candidates who received the highest number of electoral votes, with each state getting one vote. (Perhaps this is what you meant by your question?) Quoting the 12th Amendment:
The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President.
2006-09-27 08:46:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Article 2 section 1 of the US Constitution requires a majority of the Electoral College to win the Presidency. If no candidate wins the majority, the House of Representatives chooses from the top five. Is this what you are asking?
I just read the 12th amendment. Its now the top 3, not 5.
2006-09-27 12:50:58 · answer #2 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you refer to the Speaker/President of the House, it is voted upon by the representatives. Members with experience are nominated by a committee and the speaker is voted on by the house.
2006-09-27 08:45:24 · answer #3 · answered by kommander_glock 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I thought the "People" chose the President.
2006-09-27 08:06:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in simple terms simply by fact the guy above me suggested. president, vice chairman, speaker of the domicile now, in case you're taking approximately in terms of electoral votes (no person won by skill of electoral votes), then its is chosen by skill of the senate
2016-12-12 16:13:21 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The corporations tell them who to pick.
2006-09-27 08:11:34 · answer #6 · answered by doggiebike 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They don't (do they???).
I thought the citizens do... that's what the election is for.
2006-09-27 08:06:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋