election system for a president and a vice president in the United States of America depends on only 538 persons who are members of the Electoral College system. Technically‚ the Electoral College members ‚ called Electors‚ have the right to choose the president and the vice president with their decisions. In spite of making their own decisions‚ the Electoral College members who are voted by people in their states use the results of popular votes in their states to make conclusions in choosing for the
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Should we keep animals in captivity? Introduction Do you know that there are approximately a hundred million wild animals‚ and about twenty thousand species that die every year? Wild animals are in great danger from nature‚ diseases and worsening environment. The extinction of animals has become a critical problem leading us to think whether or not we should keep animals in captivity. Body – Danger In recent 50 years‚ nearly two thirds of the world’s forest has been cut down for human industry
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The idea of the Electoral College was first introduced at the 1787 constitutional convention. Some delegates argued that the president should be selected by the legislature‚ however that might create a conflict of interest with the president trying to please the legislature and not actually being independent. Other delegates favored a direct election‚ where the popular vote would decide the president. The argument was that more populous states would have more control over the less populous states
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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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The Electoral College consists of 538 electors who ultimately select which presidential candidate will become president. The president has multiple responsibilities and requirements. Therefore‚ he/she must be elected with something effective. The Electoral College is a system that is favored by some‚ but disliked by some as well. I think the Electoral College is a great concept and no changes should be made to it. One argument in favor of the Electoral College I found most convincing was that it
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Should the Electoral College Be Abolished? Did you ever wonder if your vote goes to the candidate you vote for. The Electoral College hurts the third parties and they don’t get the same advantages as other parties have. The Electoral College isn’t fair we don’t get to vote for the president. The Electoral College should be abolished because its undemocratic‚ small states are overrepresented and it hurts third party candidates. Is the Electoral College needed? Document B shows‚ in 1980 Reagan won
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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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President of the United States is officially elected by the votes cast by a group of people known as the Electoral College‚ and not by the popular vote‚ which are the votes directly cast by each voter. When Americans vote in November and mark their choices for President and Vice President‚ these citizens are actually voting for electors—people who represent our choices in the Electoral College. Although every elected official in the United States‚ from school committee members to U.S. senators‚ is
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having the electoral college‚ there are also big advantages to keeping the electoral college. The first is that it gives protection to small states. Without the electoral college‚ the small states like Idaho wouldn’t matter. It also keeps the states together (big states don’t dominate). Finally‚ it makes sure the candidates listen to everyone (not just the big wigs). Since the big states have bigger populations‚ they would have the most influence on how the election goes. The electoral college makes sure
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The United States should absolutely 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
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