Pros And Cons Of The Electoral College

Despite the Electoral College system being founded by the founding fathers in America and being there as long as the Constitution exists, many people still do not have sufficient knowledge on how it works. The Electoral College does not provide honest presidential elections rather it has the potential to undo the will of people at any point from the selection of electors to the vote tallying in Congress (Shaw, 3). Electoral College in the United States has played a major role in depressing the voter's turnout. Every State is given an equal number of electoral votes despite the population and in turn, the system has put in place no measure to encourage the voters to take part in the elections. Besides, the system distorts

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 Research suggests that the Electoral College system should be amended because it poorly illustrates democracy, is outdated and the majority of Americans are in favor of abolishing the system.

In the United States, the Electoral College determines the victor of a national election. Each state has its own number of electoral votes, which is determined by state population. This system is a “winner takes all” system. Which means the candidate with 50 percent or more of the votes in an individual state gets all of that states electoral votes. The 2016 presidential election will have 538 electoral votes, this means that the election will be decided who is the first candidate to 270 votes. Some people have seen this system as outdated and unjust. Many are looking at a way to change the system and others would like to do away with the system

The Electoral College is something that affects every citizen in this country. The Presidential election is also something that many people feel passionate about, regardless of where you are. In the Presidential Election, Minnesota has voted for the democratic candidate almost every time in the last 100 years. However, Waconia has not been the best representation of the state's views, since it is one of the most conservative cities in the nation, making it a very unique place to live, politically. Because I have lived in Waconia and Minnesota my whole life, I have seen both sides of the Electoral College and how it affects my surroundings. The Electoral College is valuable for this state in the sense that it gives Minnesota some importance come election, even if we do vote democratic nine times out of ten. For the city of Waconia, the Electoral College might make citizens here think it is not the best system since most republican voters might feel like their votes mean nothing in the end, because of the consistent trend of this state voting for the democratic candidate.

The Electoral College what can I say to be honest, I know nothing about the Electoral College, but I will do my best to explain it to people who might know and to help them know so when they 're seventeen they know like I should. So the Google definition of the Electoral College is a body of people representing the states of the US, who cast votes in the election of the President and Vice President. I would have not given that explanation, it would have told you it is a College. So helping you and myself, I will first explain how it works, then how Electors are selected, and the qualifications to be one and their restriction on who the Electors can vote for. Then the Election 1800 and the 12th Amendment. Then I will explain times where

The 2016 presidential election was an example of the discrepancy between the Electoral College votes and the national popular votes. If the last presidential election had been decided by a national popular vote, then Hillary Clinton would have won the presidency because she had the majority of votes. However, due to the design of the Electoral College, Donald Trump won the election for president in 2016; although, he lost the national popular vote. Just as some people questioned the effectiveness of the Electoral College during some of the previous elections, several people questioned the effectiveness of the Electoral College again in 2016. The debate about whether the Electoral College should be kept or

The Electoral College Voting System is outdated and deeply flawed. First, it was created as a temporary solution to citizens not being educated enough vote, which doesn’t apply to the views many have today. Second, There is danger of having a tied vote, which would make it almost impossible for us to know who to vote for.. Third, many people today already want abolish it, which shows that the majority wants a change. If we want to make a change about what’s going on, we have to do something about. We can’t continue to be silenced by the opinions of others. As Dr. Seuss said, “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not.”

Most U.S. citizens vote because they believe that their vote will make a difference and because they believe that they have an equal vote. However, this isn’t the case with the Electoral College system. With this system, it is possible for a candidate who receives less popular votes to win the election. In fact, these types of scenarios have occurred in the United States where the candidate wins the popular vote, but still manages to lose the entire election because they received fewer electoral votes. Therefore, our votes would all matter and actually make a difference if there wasn’t such a system and if the winning candidate was based off of the majority of popular votes.

The 2000 United States (U.S.) presidential election concluded with Vice President Al Gore winning half a million more popular votes than George W. Bush (50,992,335 to 50,455,156) yet losing the White House in the Electoral College by only five votes (271 to 266). It once again raised questions about the validity of the Electoral College as the same scenario has occurred in the 1824, 1876, and 1888 presidential elections. This essay will discuss two problems of the Electoral College: the failure to accurately reflect national popular vote will and the problem of state bias. I argue that the U.S. should abolish the Electoral College and implementthe direct

“Our vote will not count! Our voices are not being heard!”, is a rallying cry heard at this moment in our nation as the conversation of whether or not we should keep the electoral college as our founders had designed it is taking place. Disregarding what our architects of the constitution wrote, there is a change in the air for how we as a country vote and decide who becomes our next leader. As it stands now, the electoral college votes for the presidency, which can lead to frustration for the many who vote. The last election should be a case in point. Hillary Clinton won the popular vote while Donald Trump actually achieved the presidency by receiving the required 270 electoral votes.

The presidential process consist of 4 main steps which are, primaries and caucuses, national convention, general election and the electoral college. This is the way the president have been chosen for many years. Not everyone agrees all the time, but this time it seems that there is more people upset over the results from the presidential election. Many say that it was unfair or that it was somehow rigged. This process has been around for many years, but does this mean it is perfect? Does it need some adjustments? The most important question would be Is it fair? Does it really take into account what the people want? All these questions arise, yet nothing is ever really done to fix the problem, if there is one. In order to figure out what to do people need to take a closer look at the whole process and really analyze it.

Every four years, the citizens of the United States are responsible for the election or reelection of a president. However, how much impact do the citizens truly have on this? After the United States was founded, the Constitutional Convention met in order to establish how the country would govern. Originally, the Articles of Confederation was created in order to give the colonies a united government. However, the Articles of Confederation lacked in many ways, including an executive branch. It was evident that that a single leader was necessary in order to create a successful government. Because of the previous abuses of power colonists had endured in Britain, delegates of the Convention were apprehensive and didn’t trust in the voters to be informed enough to make such an important decision directly. This lead to the creation of the Electoral College. The Electoral College was originally created with the intention to elect the president and vice president in an informed process. However there has been much controversy regarding the system debating whether or not it interferes with our rights as Americans. This poses the question: Should we have a more direct approach to electing the president? The Electoral College should be abolished as it is undemocratic, shows political inequality, eliminates the third party, and shows disproportionate value of certain votes.

There are some that would argue that the Electoral College should not be abolished. Williams argued, “According to 2013 census data, nine states—California, Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Georgia, and Michigan—have populations that total roughly 160 million, slightly more than half the U.S. population. It is conceivable that just nine states could determine the presidency in a popular vote” (Williams). Consequently, without the Electoral College, nine states can possibly determine the results of an election. Those that support the Electoral College think that elections should be by state instead of a vote per person. The Electoral College can keep unqualified candidates from winning an election and therefore, become president. "Talents for low intrigue, and the little arts of popularity, may alone suffice to elevate a man to the first honors in a single State; but it will require other talents, and a different kind of merit, to establish him in the esteem and confidence of the whole Union, or of so considerable a portion of it as would be necessary to make him a successful candidate for the distinguished office of President of the United States. It will not be too strong to say, that there will be a constant probability of seeing the station filled by characters pre-eminent for ability and virtue" (Williams). He supports the idea that the Electoral College keeps unqualified candidates from becoming the president. He also talks about how there is a

In America, we don't directly elect our President and Vice president. Crazy, Right? Even I personally didn't know that till I got into high school. But we actually use the process called the Electoral College, we choose elected representatives for each of our own states who, once us citizens vote, then cast their own ballots which then decides the final vote of the President and Vice president. In a perfect world, the winner of the popular vote in each state is who the elected officials vote for. This is not always the case, but without our Electoral College we'd probably live in a society similar to the movie "Hunger Games" and that’s why the founders of our country came up with such an organized process.

The Electoral College is a controversial voting system that has been part of the United States election process since it’s very beginning. Created during the constitutional convention of 1787, the Electoral College was intended to increase the voting power of states with a low population. A solely popular vote was thought to ignore the minority of smaller states (Jost and Giroux). In response, the electoral college would involve a group of elected state representatives that would decrease the influence of populous states over smaller states. This system is still implemented today and continues to hold similar workings to that of the past. The number of electors granted to each state is the sum of senators and House representatives for that state (Jost and Giroux). Only senators, representatives, and anyone holding an office of trust or profit are prohibited from becoming electors. On election day, US citizens vote for their Electoral College representatives, and those chosen become leading players in the presidential election. This system settled disputes between states in the past and has survived for over two centuries; however, some critics now find the system to be flawed and out of date (Jost & Giroux).