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blame the Electoral College and urge us to throw it out in favor of a simple national vote. Their cry for a more direct democracy makes a nice bumper sticker for their Volvos‚ but would it make good law? A new study released this week by the McConnell Center for Political Leadership at the University of Louisville casts doubt on the wisdom of those who would abolish our constitutional system of presidential elections and shows that much of what we think we know about the Electoral College is wrong
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Fairness essay Branner Grimsley The election of 1824 is a very interesting one because even though there were technically five different presidential candidates all running under the Democratic-Republican Party. The four most significant of the five candidates being Andrew Jackson‚ John Quincy Crawford‚ and Henry Clay. But the reason that this election is seen as being controversial is because no candidate got a high enough majority of the electoral colleges vote to count as them winning. This caused
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Electoral College Should Be Abolished The Electoral College system was first established in the constitution by the Founding Fathers. The creation of Electoral College is to make sure every states is a viable participant in electing the president‚ in which giving the small population states a chance. In the day of election‚ people cast their votes for their candidate and who wins it determines the electors of the state. The system was great when it was first introduced because of how people before
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it’s because they don’t think their vote matters. They may be right! Even many of the votes that are cast each year end up having no bearing‚ and it’s because of the way America’s voting system is set up. In the US we use a system called the electoral college. It’s based on electors who are selected by the political parties in each state. When election day comes each elector‚ 538 in total‚ casts their vote for who will be the president. Most of the time this vote is cast in the direction of the popular
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one man must act as chief of sate‚ chief executive‚ chief administrator‚ chief diplomat‚ commander in chief‚ chief legislator‚ chief of party and chief citizen. 2. Some informal qualifications I believe should be necessary for a president are‚ a college education‚ years of previous work in government‚ a high intelligence level‚ an inspirational speaker and a strong moral compass. 3. I believe that the president’s salary‚ at 400‚000 a year‚ is fairly set. Although he makes more than the average American
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The reasons for the electoral college to be abolished and replaced by another system.The electoral college was made several years after the founding of the U.S. This system was made because the delegate didn’t believe that the people would have enough information to choose the right person for president. What are the reasons for the electoral college to be abolished?The electoral college should be abolished because it’s undemocratic‚ the small state over presents and hurts third parties. One
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While the Liberal Democrats are now in a coalition the American Libertarian party received 0.99% of the popular vote. The clear failure of 3rd parties to break the monopoly of power held by the Democrats and Republicans can be explained by the electoral system‚ costs involved and influence of the media. The United States has only two major political parties: the Democrats and the Republicans. These parties have a duopoly‚ meaning that they share almost all the political power in the country.
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PFC Rockwell‚ Kenneth Norman 13Oct08 Term Paper: Government 2301 (The Electoral College) The Electoral College is an established system the United States government utilizes in order to elect the new president and vice-president for the country. This system is a model of indirectly voting for the executive branch of government. The Electoral College system was established in Article II of the Constitution and amended by the 12th Amendment in 1804 (About.com). The electors are chosen by the state
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The Electoral College should not be abolished‚ because if it is then the election process would collapse. The Electoral College was created because “normal citizens” were not deemed worth of voting because they would not know what or who they were voting for. The system is built in a way that is complicated‚ but it works‚ here is how it works: all US states and DC get one electoral vote for each of their US Senators and Representatives. The Representatives’ votes are determined by the decennial census
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