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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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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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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When voting for a President and Vice President‚ Americans are actually voting for presidential electors‚ generally known as the electoral college. It is these electors who actually vote to elect the chief executive. Each state has a specific number of electors equal to the combined total of the state’s Senate and House of Representatives delegations. There is currently a combined total of 538 electors. It is relatively easy to become an elector because “Aside from Members of Congress‚ and persons
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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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ngdom http://www.canidae.com/blog/2012/05/how-close-do-pets-bond-with-each-other.html http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/6-animals-with-pets-of-their-own http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/my-life-as-a-turkey/whos-your-mama-the-science-of-imprinting/7367/ http://www.wolfcountry.net/information/WolfObserved.html During this report I am talking about why it is important for animals to bond and imprint and how doing so can help the animal to survive. Animals
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Birnbaum’s How Colleges Work (1988) ch. 4 review how values and power are shared and effect a college community‚ specifically within Heritage College. Heritage college is different because of its lack of structure and tight-knight community surrounding the college (Birnbaum‚ 1988). It is filled with primary traditional students who have some type of family connection to the college (Birnbaum‚ 1988). Heritage College is referred to as a collegium‚ a place where the colleagues at the college are considered
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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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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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