The electoral college in america should be abolished because it has major flaws‚ supports political inequality‚ and doesn’t support third party candidates. On top of the flaws that already exist in the electoral college the biggest flaws is what happens when there is a tie. In the case of a tie the decision of who gets to be president is cast in the House of Representatives. This would mean that every states essentially has one vote making “the single representative from Wyoming‚ representing 500
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Alexander Hamilton’s Electoral College and the Modern Election Alexander Hamilton’s Electoral College and the Modern Election Colin Campbell Prof. R Hurl TA: Matthew Lesch Tutorial: Thursday‚ 4:00 PM‚ UC 67) U. S. Government and Politics (POL 208 Y1Y) 1 November 2012 Alexander Hamilton’s Electoral College and the Modern Election When American ’s leaders assembled in Philadelphia in 1787‚ they originally had the goal of solving issues that had arisen from the Articles of Confederation
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The Electoral College The upcoming presidential election is just around the corner‚ and with that comes the never ending debate over the Electoral College. Should it be abolished? Why is it beneficial? Why was it even created? These are just some questions usually associated with the Electoral College. On the contrary to what some might think the Electoral College should be in place and not abolished. Why? To understand this one must first know why the the founding fathers created it‚ what the Electoral
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popular election‚ the United States has the Electoral College‚ a group of elected electors who represent a certain states votes. The Electoral College was established by the constitution to protect minority interests and reduce the possibility of a regional candidate. However‚ some believe that the advantages of a direct popular vote election‚ such as its consideration of democratic values‚ outweigh the disadvantages. While others believe that the Electoral College has been put in place to hinder regional
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Electoral College Vote Electoral College is a process that involves the electors and the congress they meet to vote for the president and vice president. The Electoral College has five hundred thirty eight electors. Out of those five hundred thirty eight electors‚ only two hundred seventy are required to elect the president. Each state has their own group of electors. People help choose their electoral vote when they choose their candidate. Each candidate has a group of electors before you even
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I like the Electoral College. I don’t want a most popular vote win election because I want the smaller states to still have a say‚ but‚ if America switches to most popular election‚ the way things are‚ might just get worse. There are some good reasons for a most popular election‚ and there are not good reasons for one too. I like the Electoral College a lot‚ and I would like the voting system to keep it that way. However‚ our founding fathers created the Electoral College‚ to create a better way
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criticism’s‚ the Electoral College is by far the best method of electing the US President. (30) The Electoral College is an institution established by the Founding Fathers to elect the President indirectly. The Electoral College never meets‚ instead the presidential Electors - whose numbers equals the number of representatives and senators the state has in the United States Congress- meet to cast ballots for the President and Vice President. Ever since the Electoral College was established the
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Time For Reform? Considering The Failures of The Electoral College Description: This paper discusses the many shortcomings of the Electoral College‚ and posits possible alternative electoral processes which likely be more democratic. Time for Reform? Considering the failures of the Electoral College A common misconception among American is that when they vote they elect the President. The truth is not nearly this simple. What in fact happens when a person votes is that there vote goes for an Elector
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The Electoral College is a system created by our founding fathers when they created the Constitution. Within this process‚ the selection of electors hold a meeting where they vote for the President and Vice President‚ as well as‚ the counting of electoral votes by Congress. Each state is entitled an allowance of electors which is based off the number of members in its Congressional delegation. The total number of electors within the Electoral College is 538 electors‚ but in turn there is only 270
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2) What is the Electoral College? What are the consequences of electing the president of the United States using the Electoral College? Should we abolish or retain the Electoral College? Why? The Electoral College Emily Ballou Contrary to popular belief‚ America’s presidents are not elected by direct democratic vote of the people. Rather‚ the United States Constitution says that they are elected by the Electoral College. The Electoral College consists of 538 electors from the various states forming
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