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Why Does the United States Use the Electoral College and Not a Popular Vote to Decide the President? (2016x226)
Data de estreia: Out 31, 2016
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In this video, we're looking at how the electoral college system actually works and why it is that the United States uses the electoral college instead of the popular vote to decide who gets to be president.
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