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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u.s history 10/25/93 Why should people vote? Being able to vote is very important. Voting helps us express our voice. Many people in our community gained help by voting and have gotten more rights as well. Voting is a way of expressing our thoughts. By voting we let our leaders know what we want‚ need‚ approve or disapprove of such as recreation centers‚ school regulations and also entertainment areas‚ when we vote it gives us a sense of freedom‚ knowing that we have rights that maybe other
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Should America Reject the Electoral College and Go to a Popular Vote? The American way of electing the highest office in our country is hard to explain on a good day to a fellow American‚ let alone to a non-American. The question that often follows an explanation of the Electoral College is something like: why doesn’t the United States just adopt a popular vote? Through the course of this paper I will talk about first the history of the Electoral College. Secondly‚ I will discuss the negatives
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voting are essential parts of a democratic system of government. The current voting system in the United States is the Electoral College. In the past‚ systems of popular voting had been used by other countries. There are pros and cons to both systems. However‚ a popular vote system‚ although hard to implement‚ is a more purely democratic system than the Electoral College. A popular vote system would significantly impact voters and turnout. This type of system would give the individual voter a much more
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Electoral College Reform Five times in our nation’s history‚ the Electoral College has failed and elected a president that was not the majority vote from the election. The two most recent cases were the 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore and the 2016 election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. During elections‚ there is always a good turnout because people are excited to vote for the next president of the United States‚ but what they do not know is that they do not directly
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WHY SHOULD I VOTE Voting is not only a right but a privilege in the United States granted first under TheTwenty-fourth amendment to the United States Constitution which states that: the right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President‚ for electors for President or Vice President‚ or for SenatorRepresentative in Congress shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State and is also addressed again in Article 19
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everyday Americans the right to vote. The United States is a role model to other countries for giving the concept that all citizens should have equal say in the government and the way it is run. The Electoral College ruins the voting and creates an unfair system that is not equal. It destroys the fundamental part of democracy that gives everyone a fair right to vote. The Electoral College raises the question "Is the United States a Democracy?". With the Electoral College‚ it is a winner take all system
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right to vote. Americans today have developed a mindset that their vote does not make a difference‚ and that voicing out their opinions is a waste of time. This is not the case‚ however‚ as the rights that Americans are neglecting are the same rights that our ancestors have fought for during the enforcement of the Fifteenth Amendment. The laws that affect the average individuals‚ the influences of various platformed parties‚ and the importance of voting in society exemplifies why Americans should value
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Sam Thompson 1/12/14 ‘The electoral college should be replaced by a national popular vote.’ Discuss. (45 marks) The Electoral College is a political institution that every 4 years is indirectly given the task of electing the president and vice-president of the United States of America into power. The idea behind the Electoral College is that it would give power to people that know politics so that they can make an informed decision on who should be president. This institution is a staple of the
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Electoral College Reform The Electoral College system is the process of a president and vice-president election into office. This is a compromise established by our founding fathers in the United States Constitution. “The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years‚ and‚ together with the Vice-President chosen for the same Term‚ be elected‚ as follows: Each State shall appoint‚ in such Manner as
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