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    the last two decades. This issue is the apparent flaws of the Electoral College System. The government is capable of functioning with this outdated and flawed system; however, it would function more efficiently if the system was replaced with a system that allowed the president to be elected by a direct popular vote. The only way to accomplish this completely would be to pass an Amendment. The Electoral College is the current system for electing the next president and the process is as follows:

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    The Electoral College is a very important process to the American voting system however deciding who gets to be a part of the Electoral College is a two-step process. First, the political parties in each state choose slates of potential Electors sometime before the general election. Second, on Election Day, the voters in each state select their state's Electors by casting their ballots for President. Who makes The Electoral College? The American voting system is very confusing. Many Americans think

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    Framers established a new voting system known as the Electoral College. (Brown) It is a group of electors chosen by the voters in every state to select the President and Vice President of the United States. The reason for its creation was because the founding father were terrified of direct election to the Presidency. They also had the interests of the small states and rural areas in mind and wanted to make sure they were protected. This is how the Electoral College works in five steps: (1) Each

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    Do you know how our country’s Presidential election system (The Electoral College) works? For many years I didn’t know much about the Electoral College, except that they were the system that elected the president. So join me as we discover the aspects of the Electoral College. Our founding fathers created a special election system called the Electoral College to elect the Presidents of America. The Electoral College’s Function, the reasoning behind its creation, its mathematics, and how those mathematics

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    significant questions surrounding the Electoral College system. Mainly the subject of whether or not to disband the system will again be a hot topic amongst voters and legislatures. The question that remains in the minds of the everyday voter is if their vote actually counts toward appointing a President when a system such as the Electoral College is in place. Nevertheless, before forming an opinion on the matter it is important that one consider what the Electoral College actually is and how it functions

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    voted for lost by 1%. Your heart sinks as you realize all electoral votes for your state will go to the opposing candidate, and 48% of your population’s votes will be silenced. The Electoral College should no longer be used to elect the President of the United States, because it is an out dated method that makes the votes of the people diluted and unequally distributed across the country. To begin, the electoral college is a unique system that elects the president and vice president. When Americans

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    The Electoral College is a system that the founding fathers established to allow people to vote indirectly for the president. The public does not directly vote for the president and his or her running mate, but intern votes for a representative that has pledged to vote for a certain candidate. Once the electoral votes have been cast, the majority winner wins the presidency. Each state gets a certain number of electoral votes, there is a total of 538 electoral votes, and a majority of 270 votes

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    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

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    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

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    leader of interest. The chosen leader is said to be the one who garners the highest number of votes. The American Electoral college In America, elections are held at fixed and regular interval of four years. Unlike other countries, The America uses an indirect method to elect a president and a vice president. This indirect device is referred to as electoral college. The electoral system is used in electing the president and vice president, in which electors expected

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