What Are The Pros And Cons Of The Electoral College

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The Electoral College When millions of people cast their vote for the next president of the United State, most don’t know how their vote is counted. The Electoral College system was developed by the framers of the U.S. Constitution, article II, section 1. Many controversy come up when the Electoral College is discussed. With over 700 proposals to eliminate or ratify, the Electoral College it obviously has some defects. The Electoral College system counts votes within the states and, depending on the majority, the state is classified as red or blue (republican or democrat). The vote then goes to the electors from each state, which is the same number as how many U.S. senate members and U.S. representative members the state has combined. These electors are chosen by the presidential candidates to vote in their favor if the candidate wins the state’s majority vote.…show more content…
Rural farmers and uneducated people had little or no way of getting and understanding information about presidential candidates, their views, or debates that were happening. This gave congress power while still allowing people to “vote for president”. Having the Electoral College still in affect today is not practical. Many people today are still very uneducated, but educated enough to cast a vote for who they would like to run their country, even if they base it on the haircut the candidate got that
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