Essays Tagged: "Electoral College"
"The Electoral College: Problems and Solution" Problems: undemocratic, outdated, etc. Solution: Direct Popular Election
The Electoral College: Problems and SolutionThe process of electing the President of the United States i ... ior to the 2000-year election, most Americans would look dumbfounded at the mention of the illusive Electoral College. Now, the majority is simply dumbfounded as to why this institution is still intac ... to why this institution is still intact. There are many inherent and excessive flaws related to the Electoral College and the process in which it elects America's most important figure. The Electoral ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies
Time for reform? considering the failures of the electoral college in the US
TIME FOR REFORM? CONSIDERING THE FAILURES OF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGEDescription: This paper discusses the many shortcomings of the ElectoralCollege, an ... This paper discusses the many shortcomings of the ElectoralCollege, and posits possible alternative electoral processes which likely bemore democratic.Time for Reform?Considering the failures of the E ... e members for that State. When the voting has stopped the candidate who receives themajority of the Electoral votes for a state receives all the electoral votes for that state. All the votes aretransm ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science
Essay over the electoral college. Should we keep or abolish it?
In the United States today, we use the Electoral College to decide who is going to be the next president. The presidency is not necessarily ... resident. The presidency is not necessarily won by popular vote. The founding fathers opted for the Electoral College, because they were afraid of the masses. They wanted the president to be chosen by ... e the ability to chose a president more efficiently then the so called "mob."Although I believe the Electoral College needs many changes, it is necessary in order to have a successful government that ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government
Democracy Debate
ugh a reform of our system to allow more than two parties to hold power. Our electorate system, the Electoral College process, places many different rules on minor parties to exclude them from ever ga ... ystem needs to change. In my opinion, one thing that must be reformed is the rules and setup of the Electoral College system. The present Electoral College prevents more than two parties to be powerfu ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
On why Electoral College should be eliminated
Electoral College Elimination act:The Framers of the Constitution created the Electoral College for ... 't be any excuse of not being educated enough to vote. Therefore, I propose this bill to banish the Electoral College out of the constitution. The Electoral College, as we all know, is really the ulti ... the last election, the people's choice was Al Gore. But instead of concurring with the people, the Electoral College chose the candidate with fewer votes, George Bush. And George Bush, as we are all ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies
The Electoral College Should be Abolished for many Clearly Defined Reasons.
r majority of votes cast for the president in the United States, but because of a system called The Electoral College, George Bush was given the White House. The Electoral College is a system of votin ... e wins the majority in a specific state receives the number of electors assigned to that state. The Electoral College voting system is incapable of dealing prudently with practical election matters, a ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies
Republican Unfairness (problems with the Electoral College).
tion). These words would differentiate the United States from all other countries in the world. The Electoral College consists of a group of people called Electors, which submit votes for one candidat ... nder a democratic system, rather than the republican system most states use. (national issues.com - Electoral College ©2000). In order to better serve our democracy, the Electoral College should ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Why we need a new election system.
rticle II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution mandates that the President be elected by means of an electoral college. Each state is allowed a certain number of "electors" (the state's number of Repre ... state's public vote for a Democrat and the other third votes for a Republican, and the state has 6 electoral votes, then all 6 of that state's votes go to the Democratic candidate.Similarly, U.S. Sen ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government
Eradicating The Ellectoral College.
Eradicating The Electoral CollegeIn Article 2, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution authorizes that the President be e ... state's public vote for a Democrat and the other third votes for a Republican, and the state has 6 electoral votes, then all 6 of that state's votes go to the Democratic candidate. The same goes for ... . The public directly elected the state legislators, who directly elected that state's Senators.The electoral college was primarily regarded as an important part of the U.S. Constitution. It was suppo ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government
The US Presdential Election.
nt of the United States. Instead, you are voting for an unnamed representative that belongs to the 'electoral college' to vote on your behalf. The unnamed representative will cast a vote for the State ... y are representing, in December, to vote for the president. The candidate who receives at least 270 electoral votes will then become President.Have you ever asked yourself why, with the information ag ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
This essay is about Article II of the United States Constitution.
dent are elected is clearly laid out. First of all, each state appoints a number of Electors to the Electoral College. The number of Electors appointed is the same as the number of Senators and Repres ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
This essay is about how the New Democracy rose up to power during 1820-1840
things seemed to contribute to the development of democracy from 1820-1840, such as the changes in electoral politics, as well as the Westward Movement.Electoral politics seemed to go through some va ... e source for choosing the winner when it came to different elections. The candidates chosen for the Electoral College were by the people. Presidential nominations were no longer discussed in a room, s ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Electoral College Reform.
The Electoral College : An Archaic and Obsolete Institution?The election of the President and Vice-P ... epublic?It is neither of these. Instead the premise of the presidential election is that of the Electoral College. This method of electing the president, included in the structural foundation of o ... he Constitution in 1789. Since the ratification of the Constitution a total of "" amendments to the Electoral College have been proposed before congress. This is indicative of congressional discontent ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies
Electoral college. a persuasive essay on reasons why the electoral college should be changed.
oesn't directly count during a presidential election. This is due to an antiquatedsystem called the electoral college. The electoral college (EC) was founded in 1787.The founding fathers set up the sy ... o become purely advertisementcampaigns. (third party times)But there are a few serious flaws in the electoral college that need to be dealtwith. For example, the well known Democratic motto "one man, ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
This is an essay about the Electon of 1876
Yet, the Republicans refused to admit defeat, so they demanded a recount of the total votes in the Electoral College. Tilden had acquired 184 unchallenged votes, which is one less than what is needed ... , South Carolina, and Oregon. The deadlock continued into 1877 when Congress moved to settle it. An Electoral Commission was composed of five senators, five representatives, and five Supreme Court jus ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
To the 275 million US Citizens of the United States of America:
Mr. Bush was put into the Presidency by the vote of 538 government representatives, also known as 'electoral college.' With the current election 'system' that is installed, 'we the people' cas ... rent election 'system' that is installed, 'we the people' cast our votes in November, and then the 'electoral college' casts their vote in December. Just to refresh your memory, or in case you did not ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights
The 2004 Democratic Presidential Candidates
was the first one since 1888 that the outcome of the popular vote did not match the decision of the Electoral College. Moreover, the irony of this salient incident is that although, after the fact, Am ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies
Eerything needed about the Articles of confederation, the Federalist, Anti-Federalist, the elastic clause, federalism, delegated, express, reserved, and concurrent powers
the rights of the people; and that the president is to be elected for 4 years and is elected by the electoral college.2. FederalistThe leader of the federalist was Alexander Hamilton, they where lead ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
George W Bush and his military service
e the nation's popular vote to Democratic candidate Vice President Al Gore. Bush won because of the electoral college, a system that allocates a number of "votes" an individual state has proportional ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues
Suffrage for the People: A Report on the Electoral College and possible alternatives
public did not know enough of politics to rest the decision solely on their shoulders. Recently The Electoral College has come under fire about whether the feudal system is still effective or if it sh ... granted to the smaller states, and several minor flaws that add up to a generally big problem. The Electoral College is considered by many to be an archaic and non-Democratic system while others hail ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government