According to the constitution, how does the us directly determine the number of electoral votes received by each state?
a.
by combining the number of senators and representatives for each state
b.
by ranking each state’s tax income
c.
by recording voter turnout in each sate
d.
by determining the number of registered voters in each state

The correct option is A

In the presidential elections, the president and vice president are elected. The election is by indirect suffrage. The winner is determined by the votes of the voters of the United States Electoral College. Nowadays, the voters of each state choose a slate of voters from a list of several slates designated by different parties or candidates. Voters typically make a pledge in advance to vote for their party's candidate (whose name usually appears on the ballot, rather than the voters). The winner of the elections is the candidate who obtains at least 270 votes from the Electoral College. The number of voters of each state is given by the convinacion of the number of senators and representatives for each state

“i think it is very plausible that if there are five votes to end the death penalty, it could be with the people who are on the court right now,” - smith

so basically it is not clearly and consistently imposed