Some people have said that if we abolished the Electoral College it would remove a big part of the free and balanced nature of our American government system. “ The desire of Americans to maintain a balanced government where no one source of power reigns above any other, calls for such systems as the bicameral legislature and the Electoral College” (McCollester). Others have stated that because the citizens of our country elect the Electoral College Members it should keep it fair and balanced. The
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If college and the Electoral College have anything in common, it is that they both throw away the importance of what was once important. Grades have less value in college; popular votes, as in the public’s votes, have less value in the Electoral College. Nonetheless, both have a plethora of differences, a major one being that no one wants to terminate college whereas the fate of the Electoral College is hotly debated. Should the Electoral College be abolished? To conclude an answer, one should understand
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Electoral College Debate Introduction As said by Juan Williams, a journalist for FOX News, “In the 2000 presidential election, Al Gore got more votes than George W. Bush, but still lost the election. The Supreme Court's ruling in Florida gave Bush that pivotal state, and doomed Gore to lose the Electoral College. That odd scenario - where the candidate with the most votes loses - has happened three times in U.S. history.” Although forty-five U.S. presidents have been elected and this scenario has
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of America is responsible for the most powerful military, laws and their enforcement as well as an arsenal of apocalyptic amount of weapons that can end civilization and who ever makes world changing decisions should not be elected through such an outdated system. This election should not be taken lightly. Although it may seem dramatic, The Iraqi war and its expenses along with major cuts to the government's revenue, hostility to anything regarding climate change, the cost of health care near
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The Electoral College is a very fair way to elect the President of the United States it represents all areas of the country. I don’t think the Electoral College should be replaced there may be so ways to improve it but not replace. The Electoral College was approved when the 12th Amendment was ratified in 1804. I think this system is fair because all areas of the country must be heard so it gives every state a voice. If you look at past elections different states have decided the election. Sometime
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In the light of reasons why the electoral college should be eliminated there are also reasons to argue otherwise. In the first place, if the electoral college were to be eliminated it would cause the candidates to focus their attention on states where they have gotten high number of votes in the past. According to Schultheis, “The candidates would instead go to where their votes are – even if those votes are in a deeply Democratic – or Republican – leaning state”. For the Democrats, they would pay
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The Electoral College should be changed to election by popular vote when choosing the president. The standard way of explaining the Electoral College would be a process that “consists of the selection and the meeting of electors” (Source 1: What is the Electoral College) this is then where the president and the vice president are voted for and the counts of the presidential electoral votes are taken place Basics of the Electoral College are the entitled allotment of electors a state has equals the
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The electoral college is pretty Important to the United States of America. It helps us elect who our next president will be from the two candidates that are campaigning to become the next president. The electoral college provides a clear and indefinite result on who the next president would be. The electoral college was created by our founding fathers. The electoral college also makes sure that every state plays a role on who the United States's citizens new president would be. There is a lot of
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The Electoral College: The Fear of Mobocracy Katherine Kinert Olympic College, Bremerton Abstract The Electoral College is a very important part of the United States Electoral System. However, very few Americans actually understand how it works. The lack of political efficacy in this country is a large reason of why some people do not think the Electoral College should be abolished. However, as Eric Black (2012) stated in an article on PBS News Hour, “Polls for many years have reliably shown
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Llerena BUS 200 Dr. Lasher 3/19/12 The Electoral College is defined as “a body of electors chosen by the voters of each state to elect the President and Vice President of the United States”. The Electoral College system has been a staple in the United States since the ratification of The Constitution, however there is much debate on whether it should remain or be done away with completely. In this essay, I will give a brief history on the Electoral College, how it works, and why it was created in
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