The Elimination of the Electoral College With the recent election‚ a controversy has come up about the eliminating the Electoral College. The Electoral College is made up of a group of electors where they vote for the President and the Vice President based on the states popular vote for the candidate. There are 538 Electoral College votes and in order to win the election‚ a candidate must have a majority of 270 votes to become the President. When Americans cast their vote‚ they are actually
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Persuasive Essay on Electoral Colleges In the United States we are all guaranteed one vote per person. Everyone has an equal voice in electing the people that serve in the government. Every four years during the month of November citizens of America go to the polls to vote for a president and vice-president of the United States. Am I right? Not really. They actually vote for electors that then vote for our president. It makes me wonder‚ "Are we a democracy?" Having the Electoral College defeats its purpose
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President of the United States is officially elected by the votes cast by a group of people known as the Electoral College‚ and not by the popular vote‚ which are the votes directly cast by each voter. When Americans vote in November and mark their choices for President and Vice President‚ these citizens are actually voting for electors—people who represent our choices in the Electoral College. Although every elected official in the United States‚ from school committee members to U.S. senators‚ is
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Dear Mr. Senator‚ the Electoral College may be a former method in our changing world‚ but it still plays an important role in our government. To date‚ it has been the best method in choosing our president and that should not change. This style of voting is the most organized style to elect important officials and has proven again and again how effective it is. It evades the hassle of runoff elections‚ makes it up to larger states that have fewer votes and requires a trans-region appeal to all candidates
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and the Electoral College (is reform needed?): DQ1 has four parts‚ and note that part 4 has two sub-parts: 1. Briefly summarize how the Electoral College works. 2. Briefly explain the pros and cons of whether to keep or abolish the Electoral College. 3. Briefly explain one proposal for changing the Electoral College process without abolishing it (i.e.‚ without having to amend the Constitution). 4. Evaluate this proposal from two perspectives: (a) the relevance of the Electoral College’s
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The Electoral College is what gives states around America a say in the General Election‚ and is how the people have their say in every national election. The Electoral College is how every National Election in the United States is based off of. Each state gets a certain number of Electoral Votes that is determined by the number of Representatives the state has and their two Senate members.. Whoever wins a certain state in the election‚ will receive the number of Electoral Votes that the state has
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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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There were many reasons why the North of America decided to abolish slavery. There were many varying opinions and it became a complex issue within society. The North was less suited to plantations‚ and therefore benefitted less to slavery. The North was primarily industrial‚ with very limited need for slave labour. On top of this‚ the North developed more new technologies and resources that made labour work easier‚ and in some cases replaced the need for labourers. This further reduced the need
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Electoral College Have you ever wondered why the Electoral College is still needed to elect a chief executive into office? You see‚ the Electoral College consists of the electors appointed by each state to cast a vote for president. It is the majority of electoral votes‚ not the popular vote of the people‚ that determines who wins the presidency. Worse‚ the electors may vote however they wish; it is not required for them to vote according the popular vote of their states. When the 12th Amendment
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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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