and whatever candidate has more votes in that state‚ wins the state. Even if the popular vote is for the opposite candidate that wins‚ hence 2016’s election. The Electoral College should be abolished‚ and be replaced in the constitution by the popular vote‚ which represents each individual’s real vote. Firstly‚ the Electoral College can be a “easy” way of electing president. But those who vote for the opposite candidate that does not win will feel their votes stolen from them‚ as they are only
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Should The Electoral College Be Abolished? In the year 1787‚ the new nation of the United States set up an electoral system in order to ensure that the federal elections that would soon be taking place in the young country would go over smoothly… This system was the Electoral College… If this system sounds familiar‚ it’s because the Electoral College is still in service today‚ currently acting as the system which selects the American President and Vice President‚ or to be more broad‚ the Executive
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are the pros and cons of the Electoral College? An interesting point to this discussion is that many of the “pros” are argued by some to be disadvantages‚ and many of the “cons” are believed to be the advantages of the system by others. It could be said that the Electoral College was created for a different time in this country‚ but by some degree of fortune and foresight it is one of the staples of our government today. A definite benefit of the Electoral College has been the squelching of other
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A College Education: What Is Its Purpose Outline Title: A College Education: What Is Its Purpose Thesis: Students fail to recognize that the purpose of college is made up of multiple layers. A college education allows one to flourish individually and logically‚ gain a set of work-related aptitudes‚ and have the economic means to provide for themselves and others. Introduction: Oftentimes college graduates may examine the point of college after being in thousands of debt‚ while high school graduates
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American people have the right to alter or abolish the government if it does not fit their needs. The Electoral College is flawed‚ and the American people need to replace it because this system does not fairly represent the people‚ it forces people to vote a certain way‚ and it does not always guarantee that the winner of the popular vote will win the election. These imperfections in the Electoral College make voters feel like their votes
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chosen by 538 delegates each from all different states. This is reality and that process is called the electoral college. The electoral college should be abolished because it does not reflect the common Americans opinion‚ also the process has not worked as there were many unqualified Presidents‚ finally‚ the delegates that elect the President are all very partisan towards their party The electoral college should be abolished simply because it does not reflect a common citizen’s vote‚ in an article by
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The Ever Changing Electoral-College When the United States first gained its independence‚ a set of laws and regulations had to be formulated in order to keep the country running. The Founding fathers came up with these laws and regulations in a meeting now known as the constitutional convention. In this convention‚ the method for electing the president and vice president was created and it was called the Electoral College. The Electoral College is a method the United States uses to vote for the president
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I feel that the electoral college system needs to be removed from our presidential elections. It causes more harm than good and‚ makes many voters not vote. There are pros and cons to the system but‚ there are too many cons for it to continue. Presidential candidates only care about big states “for the win”. Which makes voters think they’re small electoral college state is worthless. So in this essay‚ I will convince you and‚ tell you the truth behind the Electoral College system. A major
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College Can Be Worth It Attending college is worth the time and money for some people and vice versa for others. In order to debate about how attending a college is worth it or not one would has to understand proven statistics in college graduates and those who chose not to attend a higher institution after high school through an article given by “Time Magazine”‚ a popular magazine throughout the United States‚ called “Is College Worth It?”. College can cost up to twenty thousand dollars a year
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The Electoral College: A Trouble Prone and Undemocratic System The Electoral College is an institution that may have served a purpose 200 years ago when the founding fathers needed a system that would be met with approval by both large and small states. The Electoral College is a flawed method of electing our President that has created problems in previous elections and is likely to be the source of problems in the future. The Electoral College provides an undemocratic method of choosing our president
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