2) What is the Electoral College? What are the consequences of electing the president of the United States using the Electoral College? Should we abolish or retain the Electoral College? Why? The Electoral College Emily Ballou Contrary to popular belief‚ America’s presidents are not elected by direct democratic vote of the people. Rather‚ the United States Constitution says that they are elected by the Electoral College. The Electoral College consists of 538 electors from the various states forming
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The Ever Changing Electoral-College When the United States first gained its independence‚ a set of laws and regulations had to be formulated in order to keep the country running. The Founding fathers came up with these laws and regulations in a meeting now known as the constitutional convention. In this convention‚ the method for electing the president and vice president was created and it was called the Electoral College. The Electoral College is a method the United States uses to vote for the president
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arise is that of the Electoral College‚ which has been around since the Constitution was scripted. This may seem like a long time ago‚ and it may appear to some people that times have changed‚ so the Constitution should change with it. However‚ if something so greatly prepared has worked for such a long period of time with a superior outcome‚ what would the point of changing it be? People in general should not come to conclusions‚ unless they can tell you what it is‚ how it works‚ and if they think
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I feel that the electoral college system needs to be removed from our presidential elections. It causes more harm than good and‚ makes many voters not vote. There are pros and cons to the system but‚ there are too many cons for it to continue. Presidential candidates only care about big states “for the win”. Which makes voters think they’re small electoral college state is worthless. So in this essay‚ I will convince you and‚ tell you the truth behind the Electoral College system. A major
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The Electoral College: A Trouble Prone and Undemocratic System The Electoral College is an institution that may have served a purpose 200 years ago when the founding fathers needed a system that would be met with approval by both large and small states. The Electoral College is a flawed method of electing our President that has created problems in previous elections and is likely to be the source of problems in the future. The Electoral College provides an undemocratic method of choosing our president
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chosen by 538 delegates each from all different states. This is reality and that process is called the electoral college. The electoral college should be abolished because it does not reflect the common Americans opinion‚ also the process has not worked as there were many unqualified Presidents‚ finally‚ the delegates that elect the President are all very partisan towards their party The electoral college should be abolished simply because it does not reflect a common citizen’s vote‚ in an article by
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are the pros and cons of the Electoral College? An interesting point to this discussion is that many of the “pros” are argued by some to be disadvantages‚ and many of the “cons” are believed to be the advantages of the system by others. It could be said that the Electoral College was created for a different time in this country‚ but by some degree of fortune and foresight it is one of the staples of our government today. A definite benefit of the Electoral College has been the squelching of other
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However‚ the Electoral College reflects the will of the people. For example‚ “ the candidate winning the popular vote captures all of that states’ Electoral College votes… Electoral College votes based on the popular vote in each of the states’ congressional districts” (Hart 183). If majority people of the states vote on same presidential candidate and if most of the votes of each state lean on a candidate then that presidential candidate would most likely to get that states’ electoral vote because
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The Electoral College is a system created by our founding fathers when they created the Constitution. Within this process‚ the selection of electors hold a meeting where they vote for the President and Vice President‚ as well as‚ the counting of electoral votes by Congress. Each state is entitled an allowance of electors which is based off the number of members in its Congressional delegation. The total number of electors within the Electoral College is 538 electors‚ but in turn there is only 270
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0 INTRODUCTION Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) is a skill development program designed to prepare students of Universities‚ Polytechnics/monotechnics and colleges of education for transition from the college environment to work (Akerejola 2008). Oyedele (1990) state that work experience is an educational program in which students participate in work activities while attending school. 1.1 brief histories of SIWES The Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) was established
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