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Why is the Electoral College important?

Q: Why is the Electoral College important?

It decides who is elected president · It provides a compromise between the popular election of the president and congressional selection — Topic: American Government — System of Government. USCIS accepts any one of the answers listed below.

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It decides who is elected president
It provides a compromise between the popular election of the president and congressional selection

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Topic: American Government — System of Government.

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