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What is the Electoral College
Have you ever been to the Electoral College???? Of course you have not because the Electoral College is not a place, it is a process. The Electoral College is a unique system outlined in our Constitution. Read the article below taken from https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/about.html
The Electoral College is a process, not a place. The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens.The Electoral College process consists of the selection of the electors, the meeting of the electors where they vote for President and Vice President, and the counting of the electoral votes by Congress.The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President. Your state’s entitled allotment of electors equals the number of members in its Congressional delegation: one for each member in the House of Representatives plus two for your Senators. Read more about the allocation of electoral votes.Under the 23rd Amendment of the Constitution, the District of Columbia is allocated 3 electors and treated like a state for purposes of the Electoral College. For this reason, in the following discussion, the word “state” also refers to the District of Columbia.Each candidate running for President in your state has his or her own group of electors. The electors are generally chosen by the candidate’s political party, but state laws vary on how the electors are selected and what their responsibilities are. Read more about the qualifications of the Electors and restrictions on who the Electors may vote for.The presidential election is held every four years on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. You help choose your state’s electors when you vote for President because when you vote for your candidate you are actually voting for your candidate’s electors. (downloaded from: archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/about.html, 10/24/2014)
The Electoral College is a process, not a place. The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens.
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Please respond to the following questions:
- Describe how the body of electors are selected and the role they play in the elections of the President.
- Why did the Framers of the Constitution call for the President to be elected by the body of electors?
- How many electors does each state have?
- Quizlet: Complete 4 activities, select 4 words you needed help with. List the Q4 vocabulary words, with the definitions and used in a sentence.
- Are we a pure democracy? Why or why not.
- Do you think the Electoral College is a good system?
- Describe how the body of electors are selected and the role they play in the elections of the President.
- Why did the Framers of the Constitution call for the President to be elected by the body of electors?
- How many electors does each state have?
- Quizlet: Complete 4 activities, select 4 words you needed help with. List the Q4 vocabulary words, with the definitions and used in a sentence.
- Are we a pure democracy? Why or why not.
- Do you think the Electoral College is a good system?
Concerned that pure democracies bare majorities can tyrannize the the rest of the voting country, the constitution established three branches of government, matched each state with two senators no matter of state-size, and have state-specific groups of representatives based on population to fairly section the rights each region has through voting in the works of detecting fraud much easier.
ReplyDeleteAt the final Presidential election, citizens don’t vote for a Presidential candidate, they vote for a number of Democratic or Republican electors.
The framers had the utmost intention of avoiding creating a pure democracy, since they never work.
The President and Vice-President are not officially selected by the nationwide popular vote of American citizens, but by 538 electors.
“How are most electors elected” - States party convention picked
“Formula for determining how many electoral votes have” - 2 Senators and number of reps you have in house
“Minimum electoral votes for victory” - 270
“Provides takeover of V.P. if president die before term is up” - 20th Amendment
No, we are not a pure democracy. The electoral college system promotes national campaigning, and national support from varieties of voters. If winning the spot was just measured upon the number of votes accumulated, they could go to the biggest cities, for example, only and decline going to small cities- which promised less voter turnout.
I think it functioned pristinely when it was established, but am questioning if it holds the same magnitude of effect in today’s climate.
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ReplyDelete1) Concerned that pure democracies bare majorities can tyrannize the the rest of the voting country, the constitution established three branches of government, matched each state with two senators no matter of state-size, and have state-specific groups of representatives based on population to fairly section the rights each region has through voting in the works of detecting fraud much easier.
At the final Presidential election, citizens don’t vote for a Presidential candidate, they vote for a number of Democratic or Republican electors.
2) The framers had the utmost intention of avoiding creating a pure democracy, since they never work.
3) The President and Vice-President are not officially selected by the nationwide popular vote of American citizens, but by 538 electors.
4)
-“How are most electors elected” - States party convention picked
-“Formula for determining how many electoral votes have” - 2 Senators and number of reps you have in house
-“Minimum electoral votes for victory” - 270
-“Provides takeover of V.P. if president die before term is up” - 20th Amendment
5) No, we are not a pure democracy. The electoral college system promotes national campaigning, and national support from varieties of voters. If winning the spot was just measured upon the number of votes accumulated, they could go to the biggest cities, for example, only and decline going to small cities- which promised less voter turnout.
6) I think it functioned pristinely when it was established, but am questioning if it holds the same magnitude of effect in today’s climate.