U.s. Presidential Election System

A comparison between the U.S. constitution and Russian constitution is interesting due to the fact that America is often regarded (at least from the view of most Americans) as the pinnacle of freedom and democracy. The Russian Federation on the other hand has a much more complex image. The Russian Federation was formerly a country known as the Soviet Union, which was the pinnacle of communism throughout the 1900’s. Communism is a polar governmental structure compared to the U.S. The Russian Federation is today classified as a democracy, however, there are still remnants of the communist structure seen among leaders as a result of the way that the constitution is constructed.

The Electoral College is one of those things that differentiate the American electoral process from the rest of the world. It is an old institution that has been fundamental to the American political system ever since the Declaration of Independence. There have been calls to disband this way of voting to join the rest of the world with the ordinary populace voting. During the month of November in a presidential election year, every state holds an election in which all citizens who qualify may participate. They cast a ticket for president and his vice president. After this voting, the winning party is allowed to choose a slate of

I agree with that the Electoral College System should be done with. My reasoning for this is in any presidential election, the Electoral College is above the votes of the people of the United States of America. All that a candidate needs when they run for an election is 270 out of the 538 votes in the Electoral College to win the presidency. The Electoral College System over runs the election. It pushes aside the votes of the people and consequently decides who is going to be president for themselves. They say that the American people have a choice in who becomes their president, but it only takes 270 out of 538 of the Electoral College to choose the next president of the United States of America. If the Electoral College chooses who is going to be the next president then what is the reason for the American people to vote? There is

The American Electoral College is the most confusing part of the American government. In addition, Kenneth Davis, author of Don’t Know Much About History, noted, “Grown men turn weak and stammer when asked who makes up the Electoral College.” However, there will be an effort to clear this enigma up for those who “turn weak and stammer” (2011, p. 653). America’s election system is important because their citizens need to know what they are doing on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The Electoral College has an interesting structure, procedure, and history, while also serving America well.

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 in the United States is not a place but a process. It was a process our founding fathers established in the Constitution. It is a complicated voting system that most citizens today do not understand. The Electoral College has been in place for well over two hundred years and is unfortunately showing its age. Most people believe that when they vote in a general election for the President, they truly believe they are voting for the president. This has shown to be the case many times in the past elections, but it has happened that the candidate who won the popular vote was not elected President by the Electoral College. The Process spelled out in the Constitution as written by our founding fathers known as the Electoral College needs to be replaced with a better method that truly represents the will and vote of the American people.

As the first Democrat in nearly 20 years to hold the position, Bill Clinton saw a successful, yet embattled tenure in the office of the presidency. As he looked to pass the torch to his Vice President Albert Gore Jr, a virtually unchallenged bid in the Democratic primary, as he carried all of the delegates, with the stance and platform of being a more moderate alternative to the liberal Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey. The Republican Party was locked in a more challenged series of primaries with the two frontrunners being Senator John McCain of Arizona, and Governor George W. Bush of Texas. The major third party candidates were consumer advocate of the Green Party Ralph Nader, and his running mate Winona LaDuke, as

The electoral College was developed at the first constitutional convention in 1787 by James Wilson. The idea of the electoral college was influenced by how Rome would elect the Pope around the same time. During the Constitutional Convention they bounced around several ideas on which way would be most effective to elect a president. The number of electors was dependent upon the number of people in that states senate, (will always be 2) and the number of the people that state had in the House, (which fluctuates every decade depending on that states census.) Choosing the electors was left up to the state, but to avoid the college choosing a “favorite” they had to cast two votes, one of which had to be for someone out of their home state. The electoral college was originally designed for use without political parties and without national campaigns,both of which we have today. While the electoral college was a good system for the original thirteen states it was developed for, there needs to be a better or more direct way to elect a president of the united states.

The United States Electoral College is ultimately the way the President is elected. The electors are first picked from their state party, and then on election day they are voted on, based on their party. Then those electors take the popular vote from their state to either pursued their vote, or not. The electors are under no obligation to vote in the way that their state did. This is one reason why sometime the popular vote and the electoral votes don’t agree.

The Electoral College in the United States is used to elect the president and vice president every four years. While average citizens do not get to vote on the President directly we do have a say in which candidate our state votes for.

The system of electing a president was established in 1787 and it was called the Electoral College and it is still the broken system that we use today, but it is also the best system we know because it can stop a horrible decision. The biggest issue with electoral college is that it's not a vary democratic system. The electors are the ones who actually vote, but they have the power to vote for who they want in office. The voting system is a money pot and investor are willing to pay into the pot of cash because it is the deciding factor whether the rich should pay higher taxes and in that spirit, it's worth for the rich to invest in it. There is lobbyist in the government who can persuade any part of the government and hired by the rich who

The Electoral College is the process in which each state selects or votes on a group of electors from each political party. The electors with the most votes are then the ones chosen by the state for the presidential campaign. This process is conducted differently than just normally voting for a presidential candidate directly by the people. It’s what occurs before people can directly vote for a candidate to be president. Each state gets a number of votes solely based on the number of senators they have and the number of seats in the House of Representatives which is different for each state because it’s based on their population. The Founding Fathers’ came to an agreement on this so that each state was represented fairly.

The electoral college are elected representatives of states chosen during the November presidential election. The process consists of the selection of the electors where they vote for the President and Vice President of the United States. The electoral college consists of 538 electors; this is based on each state’s total number of senators and representatives. A candidate must win with a majority of at least 270 votes to be declared the winner. This paper will discuss the process, on how the winner of a presidential election is determined and does the Electoral College conform to the ideals of political equality.

The framers of the constitution designed the United States electoral process to give a voice to the voiceless. They sought to ensure that the American people would play a direct role in the selection of their leaders rather than being forced to endure the policies of a ‘tyrannical’ government that neglects the rights of its citizens, such as the English monarchy prior to the revolution. However, this system has degraded over the years as presidential candidates’ focus has been pulled away from the interests and issues of constituent voters in favor of exorbitant fundraising and catering to swing states in order to gain political momentum. The presidential electoral process requires extensive reform in the areas of primary election and caucus structures, along with campaign finance regulations, in order to make presidential candidates more responsive to the legitimate needs and concerns of the majority rather than fixating on the interests of specific and strategically important groups. The ultimate goal of reform will be to aid candidates with abandoning the parochial interests of polarized party politics and considering multiple viewpoints regarding relevant issues, in order to advocate for policies that

The electoral college is the mechanism established by the United States constitution for the indirect election of the president of the United States and Vice president. The electoral college was created was created because the founding fathers were afraid a tyrant could manipulate the system. Because a state's electoral votes are equal to its representatives plus its two senators, and every state has two senators, the electoral college gives excessive weight to states with small populations.