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The Electoral College is a process established in the constitution to select the president. The electors (selected by each candidate’s political party) votes directly for the president and vice president. I am in favor of the Electoral College because it plays an important role in electing the president. Three reasons for supporting the Electoral College are: it provides a certainty of the election’s outcome, the president is elected by voters from different regions, and informed voters in swing

Formally documented in the constitution the Electoral College is the body that elects the president and vice president elect of the United states. Each state has as many electors in the Electoral college as its representation in the house and senate. When US citizens vote, they are actually voting for the slate of electors vowing to cast their ballots for the ticket in the Electoral College. The history of the electoral college dates back to the Constitutional convention of 1787. The Convention took

Is the Electoral College really needed in order to decide who will become the next president? The answer is no. Many people probably do not know what the Electoral College is. Well, it is a group of electors who chosen according to the popular vote in each state, and they elect the president and the vice president of the United States. The Electoral College should not determine the president of the United States. Many factors explain why it should be eliminated. For instance, the amount of electors

1) The Electoral College, unique to the United States, is where presidential electors from each state meet up after the popular election and cast ballots for the president and vice president (40). The Electoral College is essentially a compromise for the presidential election between the popular vote and the vote by congress. The United States election works through indirect elections; Americans go to the polls and voters will chose among slates of electors who are selected by the states party leadership

Disband American Electoral College Lacy Cook Northwood University Disband American Electoral College 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

Paul Ryan From: Taylor Sanders, Making America Just Again Subject: Replacing the Electoral College with the popular vote Date: October 20, 2017 As Abraham Lincoln once said, "Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth". With this is mind, I propose that the Electoral College should be removed and replaced with a popular vote system. Although some people defend the Electoral College because it has worked, generally, for hundreds of years, it is anachronistic

The Electoral College The framer's intent of setting up the American government will never be known for sure, but it is gathered that they preferred a republic to a democracy. In the constitutional convention the drafters had to decide how much power they would entrust with the people of the United States, and how much should be controlled by representatives. They chose to have Congress make the laws, and congress would be selected directly by the people. But another branch of government, the

The electoral college is the process by which the President of the United States is elected into office. There are a total of 538 votes distributed among the states roughly proportional to population and a majority, 270, are required to win. The votes are distributed so that no matter the size or population, each state starts with 3 votes, then more are tacked on depending on the population. In a fair democracy, the 538 electoral votes would be evenly distributed among the population, so every 592

stands for. By using the Congressional District Method instead of the current electoral college, it increases the chances we have in including everyone's vote. Many people are against changing the electoral college and believe that keeping it as it is is the best method we could use because they are afraid of change; however this

We should have a revolution in this country!”- Donald Trump. The Electoral College has been an integral part of our nation's history. All presidents have been elected through the Electoral College system. However, just because it's always been done, doesn't mean it's right. Through recent years many limitations have become apparent which leads one to wonder “Is this system the best way?” To understand the drawbacks of the Electoral College one must scrutinize the history of its origin, the structure