What is the Electoral College and how does the US use it to elect presidents?
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FILE - The certification of Electoral College votes for the state of Arizona is unsealed during a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to confirm the electoral votes cast in November's election, at the Capitol, Jan 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)FILE - Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., officiate as a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to count the Electoral College votes cast in the presidential election, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)FILE - Boxes containing Electoral College votes are opened as a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to confirm the electoral votes cast in November's election, at the Capitol, Jan 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)FILE - Senate pages carry boxes containing Electoral College votes into a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to count the electoral votes cast in November's election, at the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump is pictured at an election night watch party, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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FILE - The certification of Electoral College votes for the state of Arizona is unsealed during a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to confirm the electoral votes cast in November's election, at the Capitol, Jan 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
