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 is a process that is set up by our founding fathers in the constitution; it is a “compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens” (U.S Electoral College). Electoral college is an example of indirect democracy; therefore‚ we do not choose our president directly. Thus‚ electoral college is not democratic. Electoral college is a group of people appointed by each state‚ who formally elect the
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The Electoral College‚ established by the founding fathers in the United States Constitution‚ is a process whereby a body of electors chosen by voters in each state cast a formal vote to elect the president and vice president. Among many other things established within the Constitution‚ the Electoral College requires extensive reform. The Constitution itself was merely a framework for the United States government and did not take into account the extent to which society would change between 1787
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sport is baseball‚ football‚ the Olympics‚ NASCAR or college sports the industry has grown in leaps and bounds. But in order to see this concept fully grow into a big business situation you must first look at its humble and less complicated beginnings. In the beginning the NCAA was just a mere thought in somebodies head. In 1905 a meeting between the then President Roosevelt and 13 athletic institutions directors sparked the debate over college football schedules and who was going to play whom.
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die for the right to vote. Many generations of Americans of every gender‚ race‚ religion‚ and ideology have marched and struggled and died to secure this fundamental freedom. Yet we have a system where the winner can lose (qtd. in “Pros and Cons of the Electoral College System” 25). This specific scenario has occurred multiple times in the most significant election in the United States. In fact‚ in the history of presidential elections‚ the loser of the popular vote has won
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After reading Dewar and Wittington (2000)‚ I discovered that I’m an extrovert learner. The pros of being an Auditory learner are very similar with the pros of being an extrovert learner. They both consist of remembering voices and faces‚ having the ability to develop thinking and writing skills and understanding spoken instructions better than others. They also have similar cons like having difficulty comprehending written literature without the capability of reading aloud‚ having a
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L College Athletes Being Paid Sep 18‚ 2013 1916 words 8 pages Should College Athletes Be Paid? For over a century‚ college sports have been among the most popular and loved sports in the American media‚ with the biggest event being March Madness. This event alone generates almost a billion dollars for the NCAA every year. They are well rewarded for the advertising and publicity that they generate around college sports. The athletes however‚ are not. Most athletes in major NCAA Division 1 schools
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Introduction The inception of online colleges has proved to be a milestone achievement in the field of education. Today‚ there are a number of online colleges to choose from across every field of education. Some of them are dedicated institutions that only provide online education and others are regular colleges that have introduced online education as a new channel for providing learning. The main reason for the growth in popularity of online colleges is the convenience to study from the comfort
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College Ripoff Ed O’Bannon‚ who played basketball at UCLA from 1991-1995‚ recently won a major victory for thousands of college athletes throughout America. He sued the NCAA and EA sports for using his likeness in video games. He went unpaid‚ although he helped make companies like EA sports and the NCAA lots of money‚ because he was a college athlete‚ and it is against NCAA policy to receive any money for your likeness or your popularity. The supreme court ruled that any player in an EA sport video
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Have you ever thought about the effects that college education has on an individual’s life? Individual students graduating high school are wondering whether or not they should attend college. College education has its pros and cons‚ but you can never go wrong with too much education. College education is the key to a successful future for individuals who are serious about college. 19.9 million students were enrolled in colleges and universities in 2013‚ compared to 13.5 million in 1990‚ 7.9 million
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