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    within the Electoral College and can decide the history for our country over the next four years. The Electoral College was created so that uneducated people wouldn’t put an under qualified person into the Presidential Office. “The Founding Fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens.” (https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/about.html)

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    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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    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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    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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    The Electoral College: Is it Still Necessary? Dawn Moore SOC 315: Cross-Cultural Perspectives Mitra Rokni May 4‚ 2009 Electoral College: Is it Still Effective? Article II‚ Section 1 of the United States Constitution established the Electoral College‚ although‚ at the time‚ it was not specifically referred to as the Electoral College. That term did not appear in any federal statutory law until 1845 (Cain‚ Basciano & Cain‚ 2007). The Electoral College as we know it today‚ is

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    current electoral system‚ including the underlying racist and sexist roots‚ voter inequality and other flaws that go against every true democratic principle. The only solution and the only way this country could be truly democratic is to abolish the Electoral College. The way a winner is found in most every level of professionalism (high school government elections‚ mayoral elections‚ even governor elections) is by counting the votes and the candidate with the most‚ wins. However‚ the Electoral College

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    more power than a single vote casted in Missouri because of the Electoral College? B. Background/Need- This is true according to the article “Electoral College” by Jost Kenneth and Greg Giroux on CQ Researcher. C. SP/CI-We will look at 3 areas: First‚ how the Electoral College works and why it should be changed. Second‚ how it should be changed and Third‚ what you can do to help change it. A. First point-First‚ How the Electoral College works; Presidential electors are selected on a state-by-state

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    The Electoral College The 2016 election has brought a lot of attention to the electoral college after Hilary Clinton lost the election even though she had two million more votes than her opponent. The effects of the electoral college can make or break you in an election. So‚ should the electoral college stay or go? I believe that it should go. With the electoral college giving more votes to some states than others‚ campaigning usually is hit harder in the states with more votes. Because the popular

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    Political Impact of the Electoral College On Election Day in 2000‚ candidate Al Gore was ahead of his rival George. W. Bush in the popular vote‚ while Bush led in electoral votes. In the final moments of the election‚ a recount of Florida votes worked in Bush’s favor‚ and he ultimately won the election. Although George Bush lost the popular vote‚ the electoral vote allowed him to win. This election is a prime example of the effectiveness and priority of the Electoral College‚ though many people question

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    Persuasive Essay on Electoral Colleges In the United States we are all guaranteed one vote per person. Everyone has an equal voice in electing the people that serve in the government. Every four years during the month of November citizens of America go to the polls to vote for a president and vice-president of the United States. Am I right? Not really. They actually vote for electors that then vote for our president. It makes me wonder‚ "Are we a democracy?" Having the Electoral College defeats its purpose

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