Should the Electoral College Be Abolished? Did you ever wonder if your vote goes to the candidate you vote for. The Electoral College hurts the third parties and they don’t get the same advantages as other parties have. The Electoral College isn’t fair we don’t get to vote for the president. The Electoral College should be abolished because its undemocratic‚ small states are overrepresented and it hurts third party candidates. Is the Electoral College needed? Document B shows‚ in 1980 Reagan won
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election. This is due to an antiquated system called the electoral college. The electoral college (EC) was founded in 1787. The founding fathers set up the system so that the president is chosen indirectly. This was done so that "popular passion‚" wouldn ’t factor in as much. Basically they didn ’t want presidential campaigns to become purely advertisement campaigns. (third party times) But there are a few serious flaws in the electoral college that need to be dealt with. For example‚ the well known
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Electoral College Argumentative Essay It’s not a new issue in the US‚ but more recently‚ the motivation in public discourse to remove the Electoral College has been renewed. Supporters of its removal claim that it does not represent “We the People” because it does not elect presidents on the basis of most gained votes. On the other side‚ opposition of its removal maintains that it is a system created by the Founding Fathers that ensures stability in the election process because it prevents a
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to use a republic form of government because it promised wiser government. This type of government would allow decisions to be made by representatives elected by people. The one issue styled under this republican representation was the process on how to choose a president. This process has been the source of continuing controversy for over two hundred years. There have been more attempts to change the twelfth amendment than any other provision in the Constitution. Ironically‚ in the debates preceding
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which is based off the idea of an electoral college. “The only comparable election process has to do with the way the pope is elected. The church wanted more input and wanted less input from the people and the state. So in 1059‚ the church changed the way the process goes. The new process has the Cardinals cast a vote. They have exclusive authority with the papal selection. These electors are called The College of Cardinals”. (College of Cardinals) An electoral college is not an actual campus. In fact
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Is The Electoral College A Fair And Equitable Way To Elect The President Of The United States? The electoral college is not a fair and equitable way to elect the president of the United States. What if your vote was actually used to elect someone you don’t even know to cast a presidential vote for you? Members in the electoral college are expected‚ but not required to vote for the same party you did‚ so what if they voted for another party? Is that fair? The electoral college is a set
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I will be discussing the detriments and downfalls of the Electoral College. Now‚ before we delve into the gritty details of what the Electoral College actually is and how it functions‚ I must ask‚ do you actually know how the President of the United States is elected? The majority of Americans would simply say that they cast their vote and call it a day. They are entirely complacent with the system because they feel grounded in the belief that they are the ones truly in power. They believe in the
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president of the united states has been elected via the electoral college. Despite its long-time usage‚ the electoral college has many critics. Various people‚ wish for the president to be elected via a popular vote. While others‚ continue to be happy with usage of the electoral college. Others‚ simply are confused by the process of the electoral college all together. This leads to many political scientists to question if the electoral college is in fact effective‚ or if a popular vote would be better
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Proposed Amendment to Abolish Electoral College The Framers created the Electoral College in the Constitution over 300 years ago‚ and the system exists even today. The Electoral College’s purposes include giving power to small states and to give people the indirect power to elect the president‚ so that the wrong candidate would not win the election. However‚ many people contemplate whether the Electoral College should still exist. One major reason why includes the most recent presidential election
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American Government and Politics Argue for or against the electoral college 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
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