American Government and Politics Argue for or against the electoral college The 2000 United States (U.S.) presidential election concluded with Vice President Al Gore winning half a million more popular votes than George W. Bush (50‚992‚335 to 50‚455‚156) yet losing the White House in the Electoral College by only five votes (271 to 266). It once again raised questions about the validity of the Electoral College as the same scenario has occurred in the 1824‚ 1876‚ and 1888 presidential elections
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I will be 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
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The Elimination of the Electoral College With the recent election‚ a controversy has come up about the eliminating the Electoral College. The Electoral College is made up of a group of electors where they vote for the President and the Vice President based on the states popular vote for the candidate. There are 538 Electoral College votes and in order to win the election‚ a candidate must have a majority of 270 votes to become the President. When Americans cast their vote‚ they are actually
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national nominating conventions. This process results in selection of party nominees. American elections are decided by an Electoral College‚ which comprises of electors from 50 U.S states who cast electoral votes for both the president and the vice president
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Electoral College Argumentative Essay It’s not a new issue in the US‚ but more recently‚ the motivation in public discourse to remove the Electoral College has been renewed. Supporters of its removal claim that it does not represent “We the People” because it does not elect presidents on the basis of most gained votes. On the other side‚ opposition of its removal maintains that it is a system created by the Founding Fathers that ensures stability in the election process because it prevents a
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I’m going to be talking about if we should eliminate the electoral college. On December 13‚ 2000‚ vice president Al Gore conceded the presidential election to Governor Bush. A day earlier‚ a lengthy and expensive manual vote recount process in Florida was stopped by the United States supreme court despite Bush leading by only 537 votes with Bush winning the states by 25 electoral votes put him over the needed threshold of 275. This election result was highly unusual not just because of Supreme Court
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My Opinion on the Electoral College The Electoral College is the current system America uses to elect the president. How this systems works is when you vote‚ you aren’t really voting‚ you are telling an elector where you would like your vote to go to. Once everyone has voted‚ the elector votes for a candidate based on the votes of the people. There are anywhere from three to about 55 electors per state. I believe this system should be replaced with the popular vote method. One of reasons I believe
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Hillard‚ Smith‚ Goldberg - Debate Script Intro: Today‚ we stand during a time of a massive student debt crisis. Today‚ the average student loan debt is $30‚000 -- the highest its ever been. Over 40 Million Americans have succumbed to substantial college debt. To address this issue‚ President Obama has proposed granting incoming community college students free tuition. However‚ my team‚ through research and analysis‚ have come to the conclusion that this proposal is both detrimental to the issue
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Criminals Should Be Punished Or Not Debate criminals deserve to be punished. Most of the people would not hesitate to claim that those who break the law should be punished ans]d put into prison as long as possible in case they continue to endager our lives and property. Also‚ if criminals are not given any punishment they may commit crimes again and again.Crime in general is the worst thing a person can do because it violates the law and it is a violation against the victims.Therefore‚ to protect
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Yes the Electoral college should be taken out of the constitution.The Electoral College requires a presidential candidate to have transregional appeal. No region has enough electoral votes to elect a president. So a solid regional favorite has no incentive to campaign heavily in those states‚ for he gains no electoral votes by increasing his plurality in states that he knows he will win. This is a desirable result because a candidate with only regional appeal is unlikely to be a successful president
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