The Pros And Cons Of Electoral College

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 president and the vise president of the United States. In Article II, Section I, Clause II of the constitution, it explains the amount of electors each state is permitted to have. Since 1964, there has been 538 electors at each presidential election.