Question

Read the excerpt from the US Constitution and answer the question.

Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress . . .

The Electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by Ballot for two Persons . . . . And they shall make a List of all the Persons voted for, and of the Number of Votes for each; which List they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the Seat of the Government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate. The President of the Senate shall, in the Presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the Certificates, and the Votes shall then be counted. The Person having the greatest Number of Votes shall be the President, if such Number be a Majority of the whole Number of Electors appointed . . .
— US Constitution, Article II, Section 1

Based on the excerpt, what is the role of the Electoral College in US elections?

A.
to confirm the popular vote

B.
to train political candidates

C.
to manage the election

D.
to elect the president

Answer 1

D. to elect the president

The excerpt describes electors meeting, casting ballots, transmitting and counting votes, and the person with a majority of electors' votes becoming President.