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Also known as the Electorate. A very complex way of electing the President of the United States that is mandated in the Constitution. Each state is given a number of electors or electoral votes by population—California 54 and Wyoming 3—equal to the number of electors it has in the Congress. On election day Americans actually vote for an elector to cast their vote rather than voting for the President himself, despite what the ballot says. Most states have a “winner take all” system that gives all of its electoral votes to the candidate with the most votes. However, some states have no law, and the electors may vote for the candidate they wish or their electoral votes will be awarded based on the popular vote. Six weeks after the general election and the popular vote, the chosen electors travel to their state capital to cast their vote for President; these are the actual votes cast for the President. The candidate with at least 270 electoral votes (one more vote than 50% of the total electoral votes) is the winner. The electoral college and not the popular vote, is what actually elects the President. This system was put in place by our Founding Fathers in the Constitution but resulted in two candidates—one being George W. Bush in 2000—being elected after losing the popular vote. The electoral college has come under fire a few times (usually by liberals who don’t like the Constitution), but works in general. The last time was in 2000 after George W. Bush defeated Vice President Al Gore. The system isn’t perfect but ideal in a Representative Republic like the United States. Changing it would require a Constitutional Amendment by the Congress and a majority of the fifty states.
The electoral college is the process by which we elect the President of the United States.
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Small liberal arts college in South Central PA. Famous for being a civil war hospital during the battle of Gettysburg. Populated mostly by kids from New Jersey and New England.
Also referred to as "Gburg"
I can't believe that I only have one year left at Gburg...
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Founded by the Moravian Church in 1772 as a school for girls, Salem College is an independent college committed to the liberal arts and quality professional preparation. Salem has always championed independence for women in thought and action, building upon the freedom and responsibility an education imposes. The education emphasizes reason, creativity, and resourcefulness. The 13th-oldest college in the nation, Salem stands as one of our nation's most distinguished private liberal arts colleges, striving to set its signature upon its students by encouraging them to recognize and strengthen their human faculties and their capacities for service, professional life, and leadership.
She's so awesome, she must be a SALEM girl!
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Music, stemming from college students getting together to form a band, in hopes of becoming rockstars, but doing so by straying away from any mainstream styles and doing so by being jammy and being "unique."
This ultimately results in becoming a typical college band -- having piss-poor production qualities (always done in a weekend's time at a crappy local studio), slightly out of tune vocalists and/or guitars, acoustic guitars, and lots of jamming. 99% of college bands belong to this group, which is why 99% of successful bands do not come from college formed bands.
The college rock phenomenom is why college bands rarely become succesful.
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No such term exists. Try looking up "Martel Dormitory."
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slang for the beer natural ice. Natural ice is a favorite of many college students because of its low price
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quarters; so named because students often need quarters for laundry and vending machines.
"It's not that I'm too lazy to do laundry, it's just that I haven't got enough of that college gold."
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