Political System of the USA

WHO ELECTS THE PRESIDENT?

November 7,2000 is a very special day in the United States. Voters all across the nation are          [phoning, asking, wishing, electing](1) representatives in local and national races

Some people think that they're voting for the president of the country too. They're not! Again they're voting for                 [president, someone, candidates, representatives](2). These representatives are called electors. They are part of a system called the Electoral College. 

In most states the electors are chosen. That makes it possible for one can­didate to win the most electors while getting less popular votes nationally than his           [mother, election, memory, opponent] (3).

The electors met in their respective states and cast their votes for president and vice-president on December 18, 2000. The Constitution does not         [force, see, remind, popcorn](4) the electors to vote for the candidates that they are pledged to, but they almost always do.

On January 6, 2001, just two weeks before the new president and vice-president took office, the votes were counted in Congress. If no one gets a majority (more than half) of electoral votes, at least 270 out of 538, the         [voters, winners, people, guys](5) are chosen by Congress.

The House of Rep­resentatives chooses (one vote per state) the president and the Senate chooses the vice-president. It's not likely, but we could actually end up with a president from one party and vice-president from another. Will the            [food, election, car, candidate](6) that most voters prefer be the next           [dinner, victory, president, dog] (7)?

And when will we know?