Electing the PRESIDENT [AP Gov Review, Unit 5 Topic 8 (5.8)]

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In this video Heimler walks you through Unit 5 Topic 8 of the AP Government curriculum which is all about how we elect a president here in America.
Presidential candidates are first chosen by primary elections, which can take the form of open primaries, closed primaries, or caucuses. Then the chosen candidates for each party face off in the general election which occurs on the first Tuesday of November.
But we the people do not elect the president. The Constitution has established the electoral college for this purpose. If you're asking the question, "what is the electoral college?" then the most basic answer is this: it is an indirect means of electing a president. When the people vote for a presidential candidate, they are actually voting for that candidates slate of electors who will THEN vote that candidate into office (although on occasion an elector may vote against the people, and in that case they are given the unfortunate title, faithless electors).