US Election Result: The 47th US President will not be elected by popular vote but by an indirect election system called the Electoral College. How does it work?

I t's election season! This means everyone will be stressed while watching election coverage on the first Tuesday of November (Nov. 5). Whether you are young or unfamiliar with politics, have no fear!

Only a few, like James Wilson of Pennsylvania, wanted a direct presidential election. Others, such as Alexander Hamilton, didn’t trust the masses, and believed that an indirect election via ...

The indirect election of the president by the House, criticized for being two steps removed from a direct election which, they believed, ...

It's election season! This means everyone will be stressed while watching election coverage on the first Tuesday of November (Nov. 5). Whether you are young or unfamiliar with politics, have no fear!

The Madison-Jefferson letters presaged the 1824 election which, thrown to the House, resulted in the election of John Quincy Adams, even though Andrew Jackson had won both the Electoral College.