CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Most States have a “winner-take-all” system that awards all electors to the Presidential candidate who wins the State’s popular vote.

Detailed explanation-2: -They can choose who will form the government and take major decisions. They can choose the party whose policies will guide the government and law making.

Detailed explanation-3: -By midday of election day, 6, 567, 859, constituting to 30% of registered voters had cast their ballots. An hour to closure of polling centers at 5 pm, the electoral commission reported a voter turnout of 12, 065, 803 equating to 56.17% of registered voters.

Detailed explanation-4: -A candidate must receive 270 of the 538 electoral votes to become President or Vice President. If a candidate for President fails to receive 270 votes, the House itself will choose the President from among the three individuals who received the most electoral votes.