When Barack Obama takes the oath of office on 21 January, 2013 he will become the 45th president of the USA. But how did he get re-elected? How does the system work? And who came before him?
- First of all, why don’t you try the following quiz to test what you already know about the American presidential election system?
- Now, take a look at this map with the 2012 Election results, from the Washington Post. As you can see, Obama won in those states with a high number of Great Electors (such as California, Florida, Ohio, New York, Illinois) which gave him the majority of the votes.
- But what happened in the past? Has the vote changed over the years? Has a President ever won in every state? Check here all the election results and you will be surprised.
- An interesting Prezi : Obama vs Romney
- For more information on the electoral system and the answers to the quiz, go to this page.