Electing the PRESIDENT [AP Gov Review, Unit 5 Topic 8 (5.8)]

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In this video Heimler walks you through Unit 5 Topic 8 of the AP Government curriculum which is all about how we elect a president here in America.

Presidential candidates are first chosen by primary elections, which can take the form of open primaries, closed primaries, or caucuses. Then the chosen candidates for each party face off in the general election which occurs on the first Tuesday of November.

But we the people do not elect the president. The Constitution has established the electoral college for this purpose. If you're asking the question, "what is the electoral college?" then the most basic answer is this: it is an indirect means of electing a president. When the people vote for a presidential candidate, they are actually voting for that candidates slate of electors who will THEN vote that candidate into office (although on occasion an elector may vote against the people, and in that case they are given the unfortunate title, faithless electors).

[GoodHelpers]

Thanks so much for this! I have a test tomorrow and this was the topic I struggled with a bit, but not anymore :)

[risingember]

Thank you for this! Just started Chapter 5the other day :)

[bird]

Wait, you live in Georgia? Thats so cool, me too

[zeinagailani]

Hey Heimler U know how much I love ya ! But I wanted to ask, what do you think about the electoral college? Do you feel like America should have a popular vote? Let me know what u think ! Just outta curiosity

[Libertariancryptomania]

Electoral College ensures that even smaller states (population wise) will get their interests mentioned in Presidency. If it was not there, CA and NYs population alone would dwarf the smaller Midwestern states and the Democrats would gain almost perfect control of the government forever.
Anyway states are given electoral seats in porportion to population but this way it is more refrained.

[SHEcVntree]

Okay so didn't tye supreme court decide to pretty much ban faithless electors? If the Supreme Court decides that if electors do not vote in line with their areas popular vote, and that states may pursue fines against those faithless electors, what actually happens in the election? The electors are replaced and the electoral vote is redone?? I'm not sure but I'm trying to understand how that effects past elections where the rogue electors vote in president's that did not win those popular votes from those areas. 😅

[jekkfractal]

What it really comes down to is Democrat wins system good, Democrat loses change the system.