Pros And Cons Of The Electoral College

The voting process in America appears straightforward, but it is a very complex, complicated system. The Electoral College is America’s current voting system. The Electoral College still serves its intended purpose, but with increasing political activity among Americans it has caused a need to reform this process. Research suggests that the Electoral College system should be amended because it poorly illustrates democracy, is outdated and the majority of Americans are in favor of abolishing the system.

The Electoral College was created in 1787 to protect this country’s voting system. It is a group of 538 members that directly cast the votes to determine who the next president will be. (Green) However, the issues of the present day can’t help but wonder, is the Electoral College’s system outdated and corrupt? My dialogue’s purpose is to defend the Electoral College and show how it still protects us to this day by using evidence from the most recent 2016 election, and prove that it gave us the best candidate suited for the role of the President of the United States.

Every time there is an election in the United States, the debate of Electoral College always heats up, and suddenly everybody seems to know about or at least they are interested in learning about it. The Electoral College is firmly established under the United States Constitution to elect the president and the vice president of the United States indirectly. A slate of “electors” are chosen from each state, and they are the ones responsible for voting for president in the general elections depending on which party the candidate is vying with. From this statement, what it means is that one does not choose his or her preferred leader directly and this has made many suggestions that the Electoral College is not a true representation of democracy. This paper will look at the strongest arguments for and against the Electoral College, analyze whether the current Electoral College should be re-engineered or scrapped in favor of direct vote and finally determine if the Electoral College is consistent or contrary to democratic principle.

The validity and necessity of the Electoral College has been questioned approximately since it was formed in the Constitution. Many different events in history, such as the president having a vice president from the opposite party, and the electoral college electing a president that didn’t win the popular vote has caused this to be an area of controversy. After looking into the origin of this system, how it works, and societal and technological changes that have occurred in the past 200 years, one can see why the Electoral College isn’t needed in this day and age.

The continuation of the Electoral College is constantly debated. Some want to discontinue the system while others want keep it. There are several arguments used by those who want to continue the system. One argument by Electoral College Advocates is the Electoral College balances the power of the large and small states in elections. These advocates state that doing away with the Electoral College would give the states with larger populations too much power in the outcome of elections. The advocates feel that presidential candidates will spend their resources on the states with the largest amount of voters. These advocates also believe that the Electoral College protects minorities’ interests. Some believe that without the Electoral College candidates would spend their time and resources on the majority of nation because that is where most of the votes will come from. Some advocates also argue that the Electoral College helps maintain the federal character of the United States. They argue that the system gives both the people and the states an important role in the electing of a president.

Our Founding Fathers’ idea of an Electoral College is not the same as our current Electoral College as amendments have changed their structure and function. Despite the changes and adaptations to our country’s changes, the Electoral College is still the method that selects presidents and vice presidents. Exploration of the structure and function of the Electoral College will provide an opportunity to understand its formation and operation while the debate between the Electoral College and popular vote usage and its effects on election results will provide an understanding of issues and misalignment with the popular vote while the understanding of how an individual’s vote is valued by the Electoral College will provide a clear demonstration that the vote informs the Electoral College for their duties.

The Electoral College is the system the United States have used to elect the President for the past two hundred years. In this essay, the reader will see that although it did the best way to represent the will of the American people, and in this essay a better alternative will be proposed to the reader. The Electoral college was created in September sixth, nineteen-eighty-seven, and was described as (founder definition) and was meant to allow a stronger South, who by using the three-fifths compromise of 1787 to allow themselves more votes and ensure they are given the most federal power (Amar). This paper will show the reader that the Electoral College is flawed in the way that minority candidates can be elected, less populated states are overrepresented, and swing states are given the most attention.

After researching and learning about the Electoral College I have noticed some pros and cons of it. Manly I have found pros to why we need the Electoral College, but there are still cons to it. One of the biggest pros is that it promotes a two-party system. Once we try to get a third or fourth party into mix it just makes it harder to maintain and chose a side. Looking at the con side though, some will say that the Electoral College makes it hard for these independent parties’ voices to get heard and that they don’t have even have chance to Presidency. I don’t think that the intent was to not give voices to other parties, it is just less complicated to deal with just a two-party system. The intent of our Founding Fathers was to have a check

The Electoral College has always been a topic up for debate. From the very beginning, its method for electing a president was criticized. Even now, well over two-hundred years after the idea was first introduced, people are still questioning whether or not it is our best option. There have been a very large number of proposals suggested to change the ways of the Electoral College, but all of them have failed. Regardless of the views that it is outdated, or your vote doesn’t matter with the current system, the Electoral College has stood the test of time. “It is an institution that has survived as part of the democratic process, but its relevancy to current political realities has been questioned time and time again”(McCollester). People still wonder why the system is invincible. Why, in the face of so many attempts to reform or destroy it, is the Electoral College still in place?

Throughout history there hasn’t been as much controversy toward the Electoral College results during the elections. The Electoral College itself promotes a broad two party system ideologically and geographically, while maintaining a federal system of government and representation. (Benjamin Zycher) The Electoral College also follows the country's history by making a decision while using popular support or a more important group of people that are separated from the population. Sometimes, the Electoral College may determine a winner based on the decision of the faithless electors, which leaves that specific state in misery by overriding the people votes. Having a more educated decision is what truly separates the Electoral College and popular vote. The education of a vote stops the uneducated people from voting with their opinions that could be categorized in all types such as religion, race, laugh, health, and popularity mainly anything. Basically, the Electoral College takes the people's votes and overall takes a look at who was chosen, then discuss it and either go along with the people's voice or change it based on their knowledge. I honestly believe all faithless electors makes a strong decision because they may have felt that the people made a poor decision overall. Some uneducated people feel liI am all for the Electoral College regardless of fraudulent voting. It’s hands down better than population voting that will majority be in favor to the bigger states with more people.. The Electoral College has been worth all the flaws that it brings so I say we keep it and there is always from for

The forebearers came up with this in our constitution as a bargain between the Congress's vote and the qualified citizens vote. The Electoral College is a formal body which elects the president and vice president of the United States. What makes up the formal body? The formal body refers to the electors, in which each state has a certain number of electors, In the Electoral College, each state has as many electors as they have senators and representatives. The District of Columbia has three electors by itself. When voting, voters actually vote for the slate of electors. These electors vow to cast their ballots for the spot in the electoral college. In order to have a decent leader, Americans vote for a person that will do everything possible to promote their country position in the world’s politics in the first place.

The Electoral College was established with the best of intentions of representing the American people; however, over time, this antiquated system has failed the American people. The people of the United States deserve better as the Electoral College is no longer a representation of the nation’s voices and concerns. Instead, the political machine has corrupted this deep-rooted system with each modification. The way the people of the United States elect the President and Vice President, requires an update for this timeworn democratic process.

The Electoral College, a hot topic these days, is subject to both criticism and defense. To understand why either side is valid we must look at its values and its weaknesses, its pros and cons. In defense of the Electoral College we can see that it in its roots the Electoral College was devised to dole out the power of selecting our executives geographically, and to give otherwise marginalized portions of the U.S. population a voice. Adversely the Electoral College can be seen as an obstruction to democracy and the will of the people. Whether or not the Electoral College serves the best interest of all the people in United States is up to debate. Whether or not the Electoral College serves the best interests of all the people in United States is up to debate, and this paper functions to expose what validities either argument may include.

A.) The Electoral College represents an indirect democracy and it is understandable why this measure was added. The Founders had a lack of trust in the judgment of the people and believed that a well-spoken individual could fool the people and win the election. This doubt was not unreasonable; many Americans were poorly educated in that time period. The Electoral College has citizens cast ballots on “electors” who pledge to vote for their party’s ticket. The Electoral College should be eliminated because it a less democratic procedure and it gives disproportionate attention to the swing states and populous states. Firstly, the Electoral College is outdated and anti-democratic. American citizens do not need to vote for a “middle man” to do their selecting for them; they should be able to choose who they want. Most Americans have a decent education and deserve truly representative

Two hundred and twenty-nine years ago, our founding fathers had debated on which route to take when electing our President. In 1787, the “Committee of Eleven” had come to a compromise, and created the Electoral College, which is a group of individuals elected by the people to cast votes for the presidency. The Electoral College is described as “a compromise between election of the president by Congress and election by popular vote” (Price). The reason behind the Electoral College was to preserve “the sense of the people,” while ensuring that our president is chosen “by men most capable of analyzing the qualities adapted to the station, and acting under