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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1571/electoral_college.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Electoral College Meets on Monday to Choose US President' data-article-id='2087'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10042'>Most voters in the United States marked their ballots in the presidential election on November 8.</span> <span data-start-time='10042' data-end-time='15417'>But they did not vote directly for a candidate.</span> <span data-start-time='15417' data-end-time='22208'>Instead, they chose what the Constitution calls electors.</span> <span data-start-time='22208' data-end-time='32833'>On December 19, 538 electors will meet at statehouses across the country.</span> <span data-start-time='32833' data-end-time='42771'>They will mark their own ballots to officially choose the 45th president of the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='42771' data-end-time='47938'>The electors are members of the Electoral College.</span> <span data-start-time='47938' data-end-time='53667'>The meeting of the electors usually receives little attention.</span> <span data-start-time='53667' data-end-time='67000'>But this year, opponents of President-elect Donald Trump have tried to urge the Electoral College to deny him the presidency.</span> <span data-start-time='67000' data-end-time='80250'>In the late 1700s, some founders of the United States wanted members of Congress to be able to choose the president.</span> <span data-start-time='80250' data-end-time='87479'>They did not trust that voters would always make a good choice.</span> <span data-start-time='87479' data-end-time='92958'>Others wanted voters to directly decide.</span> <span data-start-time='92958' data-end-time='102938'>So, as a compromise, the founders created a system they called the Electoral College. </span> <span data-start-time='102938' data-end-time='110146'>Members meet after the election to formally choose the president.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1571/electoral_college.png'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7771 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1571/what_does_ballot_mean.m4a'>What does ballot mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a process of voting, in writing and typically in secret'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1571/electing_members.m4a'><span>electing members</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1571/a_process_of_voting_in_writing_and_typically_in_secret.m4a'><span>a process of voting, in writing and typically in secret</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1571/meeting_in_the_state_house.m4a'><span>meeting in the state house</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1571/choosing_electors.m4a'><span>choosing electors</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=7772 data-hint-location='22208' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1571/where_will_electors_meet.m4a'>Where will electors meet?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='statehouses'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1571/ballot_box.m4a'><span>ballot box</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1571/congress.m4a'><span>congress</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1571/the_white_house.m4a'><span>the White House</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1571/statehouses.m4a'><span>statehouses</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=7773 data-hint-location='42771' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1571/electors_are__blank__of_the_electoral_college.m4a'>electors are <span class='blank'>members</span> of the Electoral College.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='members'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1571/president.m4a'><span>president</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1571/congress.m4a'><span>congress</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1571/members.m4a'><span>members</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1571/ballots.m4a'><span>ballots</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>

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