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The Electoral College It Time To Move On
1,719 words... gress should select the President and those who felt the states should have a say. In 1788 the Electoral College was indoctrinated and placed into operation. The College was to allow people a say in who lead them, but was also to protect against the general public's ignorance of politics. Why the fear of the peoples ignorance of politics? It was argued that the people, left to their own devices could be swayed by a few designing men to elect a king or demagogue (McManus p. 19). With the Elec...
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Third Party Candidates Electoral Votes
679 wordsArticle two, Section one of the United States Constitution states that a president can be elected by means of an electoral college. The Electoral College is a group of electors who technically choose the president and vice president of the United States. This group is made up of electors from all of the states that are selected by the general voters in the elections. Each state is allowed a certain number of electors that is directly related to the number of senators and representatives that the...
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Electoral College System Electoral Votes
1,488 wordsThe Electoral College is the statutory system in the United States for the election of the In 1787 at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Constitution of the United States was created. Before the Constitutional Convention, the United States had been governed under the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation was a weak central government. At the Constitutional Convention, the Founding Fathers were trying to create a rule of law governing the election ...
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Electoral College Election Day
536 wordsTitle: The Electoral College Should Be Here to Stay Specific Purpose: To persuade individuals that the Electoral College is not at fault for the I. Attention Getter- magazine covers (11 / 20 Newsweek and New Republic II. Thesis Statement- I am here to tell you that the Electoral College is not to blame for the current state of the 2000 presidential election, but instead a combination of factors. III. Statement of Significance- Wallace Sayre, The Electoral College method of electing a President o...
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Electoral College System President And Vice President
1,008 wordsCritically asses the view that the Electoral College system 'serves American democracy well ' The Electoral College process is part of the original design of the U. S. constitution. The Electoral College was devised by the Founding Fathers to elect the president and vice president. In this essay I will asses whether the system is democratic. I shall do this by discussing its strengths, weaknesses and attempts to reform it. The Electoral College system has been criticised many times since its est...
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Electoral College System Electoral Votes
822 wordsIn my capacity as the independent political scientist from the state of Wyoming, I see it in the best interest of the people of this state to propose an Amendment to replace the Electoral College system with the Popular Vote of the majority of the people across the United States. My recommendations herein have considered every facet of support and evidence upon which the rationale for such a grotesque Amendment may be justified and effectuated. Considering the Electoral College has been characte...
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United States Of America President Of The United States
721 wordsThe electoral college of the United States of America should be kept in the way that it has been functioning for at least 200 years. Democracy in the United States nor its equal representation principle has never been affected by the Electoral College. The check and balance principle created by the founding fathers is represented in this electoral system. When voters cast their ballots in a U. S. presidential election, they aren't electing the president directly. The elector members of the Elect...
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How Democratic The Electoral College Really Is
1,726 wordsAn in depth look at how democratic the Electoral College truly is. I understand the University's rules governing plagiarism. The work contained in this paper is my own, and any words or ideas taken from other authors are appropriately cited. Contrary to the belief of Jessica Lovaas, author of Time to abolish outdated Electoral College, the electoral college is a completely necessary part of our political system here in the United States. Democracy plays no part in this equation. Not only does it...
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President Of The United States Electoral Votes
1,373 wordsThe next President of the United States, the successor to William Jefferson Clinton and man who will lead America as the first President of the new millennium is George W. Bush, the Republican governor of Texas, the son of a former President. Or it's Democratic Vice President Al Gore, President Clinton's right hand man for the past eight years. One of these gentlemen is the next leader of the free world. Who that gentleman is will in all likelihood be determined by the Supreme Court. Which is pr...
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Academic Search Elite Electoral Votes
1,222 wordsIn order to fully understand the workings of the Electoral College we must first look at its origins. What were the founding fathers considering when they created this system for electing our president? We must go back to the days where people still got around on horseback. In 1787, the nation was made up of only thirteen states and four million people. Crude transportation and communication were all that connected the country, making a national campaign unrealistic. Also, keep in mind that thes...
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Christian Science Monitor 18 Th Century
2,101 wordsWho is really voting, the people or the selected few. The recent election involving Bush and Gore has heated up a fifty year old debate. The debate is about whether the Electoral College is still an effective system considering the circumstances the United States now faces compared to when it was created by the founding fathers. The Electoral College is an outdated system of election that misrepresents the people of the United States today. The college was created in a time where communication w...
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1,335 words&# 9; With the surge of controversy surrounding the recent election, the United States has rekindled the Electoral College debate. However, this isn? t the first time that a tight election has resulted in unclear or contested results. Nor is it the first time the Electoral College has made a president out of the popular vote loser. In the over two hundred years since its construction, the Electoral College has demonstrated its shortcomings with more than its share of mishaps. Is this system a tr...
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Won The Election Electoral College
477 words~Electoral College~ 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. I oppose...
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722 wordsIn order to increase the ease of creating and establishing a federal government with a central figure of office, the framers of the Constitution created the Electoral College. The College was formed to ease the process of electing a president every four years. The idea behind the Electoral College was that each state received a certain number of electoral votes according to its population, all of which went to the candidate who won that States popular vote. In this day and age, questions arise a...
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Electoral College System Test Of Time
704 wordsAfter the last presidential election, which is still underway apparently, there is much controversy over what should happen to the Electoral College system. There are people who say that the Electoral College is good but should be modified to meet the needs of the modern world. There are those who say that the Electoral College system is too outdated to be modified and should be entirely eliminated. Finally there are those who say that it is has stood the test of time and is still the best syste...
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Electoral College System Electoral Votes
1,199 wordsMany Americans take pride in the fact that the United States has a democratic form of rule. They believe they directly elect their officials to represent them. This is no true in all cases. The Presidency is not a directly elected office. Many Americans do not realize they do not vote for the President. The Electoral College actually elects the President. The Electoral College is a flawed institution that needs to be reformed. The Framers of the Constitution devised the electoral system based on...
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Electoral College System Elect The President
2,433 wordsNot the Best, but Better Than the Rest The method of choosing the president proved to be But one of many vexing problems for the fifty-five men who assembled in Philadelphia in May 1887 (Euchner, and Maltese 2). Our forefathers were faced with many hard decisions that would have repercussions for the next two centuries. One of the most perplexing problems facing them was the question of how to elect a president. They had to choose from three main systems: elect the president by congress, the peo...
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2,092 wordsThe framers intent of setting up the American government will never be known for sure, but it is gathered that they preferred a republic to a democracy. In the constitutional convention the drafters had to decide how much power they would entrust with the people of the United States, and how much should be controlled by representatives. They chose to have Congress make the laws, and congress would be selected directly by the people. But another branch of government, the executive branch, needed ...
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John Quincy Adams Electoral College System
776 wordsThe Electoral College The Electoral College system is one that is criticized often. In most of the countries in the world their leader is chosen by popular vote. This was true even in communist countries, although many times only one candidate runs. This system of popular vote is not used in the United States, the country that is supposed to be the most democratic. The Electoral College is the constitutional system for the election of the president and vice president of the United States. It is ...
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House Of Representatives Electoral Votes
2,202 wordsFor more than 200 years the Electoral College has provided the United States with its President, but some may argue that this process contains many flaws. One argument is that it takes democracy out of the hands of the people. Another argument is that it allows for democratic compromise in various situations. When considering either argument one should also consider that it is time this system is reformed and that this revision should not wait any longer. When looking at the failures of the Elec...
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