How did the rise of political parties changed the way electoral college functions?

The correct answer is A) the electoral college now reflects each state's popular vote.

The other options of the question were B) the electoral college now selects members of Congress. C) the electoral college now determines who is qualified to vote. D) the electoral college now determines how candidates are nominated.

The rise of political parties changed the way electoral college functions in that the electoral college reflects the popular vote in each state.

In the United States political system, the process call Electoral College selects the electors, how they meet when there is a presidential election and the count of votes by US Congress. There are 538 electors. Of those 538, the first candidate that gets 270 votes is declared the winner of the election.

the rise of political parties affected the electoral college as it led to a Federalist president when John Adams got the most votes and a Democratic-Republican vice-president in Jefferson. There were also incidences of ties whereby the contestants got the same number of electoral votes