The Electoral College is a group that consists of electors who determine the succeeding president. The system has been functioning ever since the Founding Fathers established this in the Constitution. The Electoral College system has never been changed‚ nor has it been disregarded as a whole‚ but should it? The Electoral College should no longer be kept as a means to decide who the next president should be‚ instead the popular vote should be used for the task. The popular vote directly reveals the
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The Electoral College was established in 1787 as a compromise between having Congress select the next President of the United States‚ and having a direct democracy in which the popular vote selected the next President. The system has worked for over 200 years‚ so why change it now? Proponents for the Electoral College to remain the same argue that the Electoral College contributes to the cohesiveness of the country by requiring a distribution of popular support to be elected president‚ enhances
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---- AP Gov P2 10/3/12 Position Paper for Voter ID Laws Voter ID Laws are laws that have been enacted in 30 States that require voters to showcase their ID (What form/how stringent the policy is varies from state-to-state) before they can vote. These laws have recently come under the national spotlight and have caused a controversy in both public and political opinion. First adopted as early as 2003‚ these laws are designed to prevent voter-ID fraud (People registering as someone they are
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discussing the detriments and downfalls of the Electoral College. Now‚ before we delve into the gritty details of what the Electoral College actually is and how it functions‚ I must ask‚ do you actually know how the President of the United States is elected? The majority of Americans would simply say that they cast their vote and call it a day. They are entirely complacent with the system because they feel grounded in the belief that they are the ones truly in power. They believe in the “democratic
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Voter predispositions‚ political naivety and persuasive advertising: voting is no longer based on policy and beliefs The effect that the media has on voters can be extremely diverse. From entirely formulating an opinion to strengthening an existing one‚ the media has the ability to do both but not to every type of individual. In order to understand how various citizens are influenced by media messages‚ Philip Converse et al. (1966) separated voters into three distinct groups: those with the highest
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If we would have discontinued the electoral college process to electoral our president and change it to base off popularity. The reason why we have the electoral college is to proportional representation which allows for the balancing in state votes to be counted. If we only have a national government based on a popular voting system‚ the cities in certain regions would overrule the rural and more isolated populations. Their voices would be not heard. The attention of many citizens is protected
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explains to you how it all works. We use the electoral college system‚ this means‚ whatever candidate wins in the Electoral College‚ usually wins that state. On the other hand you have the popular vote‚ which means you won the popularity of the people in that State. There are also some tricky states because they could swing‚ either way. With swing states you never know if they will vote Republican or Democratic. I do not feel we should go based off of the electoral vote. If a candidate wins the popular
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elections operated‚ the U.S. government would be hectic. The government would focus on large cities and small‚ meager states would be left voiceless. Abolishing the Electoral College would cause elections to become more regional‚ more unfair‚ and more corrupt. The Electoral College allows elections focus on smaller states‚ creating a national election. The government was created to appease to the states; with the Electoral College‚ states have a louder voice.“States are allocated one elector for each of
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Michael A. Thomas Caitlyn Ryan English 1550 14 April 2010 The Electoral College: An Education in Unfair Politics To the extent this country has advanced in technology and modern conveniences‚ some laws have not changed since the early days of the establishment of our nation. One area in particular which has in more recent years caused controversy is the function of the Electoral College. The functionality and purpose of the Electoral College has become outdated and should be revamped in order to
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terminate the Electoral College. Many sources of evidence support this decision. First‚ one should discover the time when the Electoral College came into American government and how it works. After that‚ one should understand why states have an issue with the Electoral College. Concerning the before mentioned comments‚ many will agree that the Electoral College is merely tradition and is not necessary for our modern American elections. First‚ exploration of the beginning of the Electoral College is
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