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I'd say C is the only correct answer actually. Neither the President nor his running mate are elected by the people; they're elected by the Electoral College.
by shiroiushi 2y ago
I'd say C is the only correct answer actually. Neither the President nor his running mate are elected by the people; they're elected by the Electoral College. And the question isn't about the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
- silisili 2y agoI think that's the point of these questions, to have no clear answer. So a presidential candidate picks a vice president running mate. Voters vote for the pair. The electoral college then, usually but not always, cast votes matching the voters. So who decided? Technically the electoral college. Who were guided by the voters. Who voted for someone the president picked.
- cedilla 2y agoThe answer key is included, and the correct answer according to the test is indeed "the people".
- lupire 2y agoThe Political Party chooses the vice presidential candidate for its Elector. Voters vote for an Elector, not a President/Vice President. An Elector could pledge a different vice presidential candidate, and might get votes. The vast majority of voters do not actually know truly how President and Vice President are elected
- burkaman 2y agoAnd if there is a tie in the electoral college, then the senate elects the Vice President. I would argue that A, which is what the answer key says is correct, is the least correct of these three incorrect answers.