The world is faced with a new type of threat. Like a disease, it spreads and seems to have no boundaries. It affects a variety of countries. It threatens republics, democracies, and even monarchies, criticizing their legitimacy until none remains and chaos ensues. This menace is known as low voter turnout. Low voter turnout affects … Read more
The Electoral College should not be abolished, because if it is then the election process would collapse. The Electoral College was created because “normal citizens” were not deemed worth of voting because they would not know what or who they were voting for. The system is built in a way that is complicated, but it … Read more
The electoral college is a group of people chosen by every state who officially elects the president and vice president of the united states. The electoral college started with the constitution of the united states, it cited how many electors each state is able to have. Since 1964 the has been 538 electors in each … Read more
The Electoral College is an integral part of the current election process of the United States. Created during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the establishment of Electors was developed through debate of the Virginia Plan which proposed that Congress should elect the president. However, concerns of the president being controlled by Congress and fears over … Read more
The founding fathers were not gods. Consequently, they were not perfect, and neither were the systems they set up to run the country. Nevertheless, they knew that things would change, and they set up ways to fix the government when needed. In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson wrote that the American people have the … Read more
U. S. citizens are given the right to vote every four years in November. The electoral votes are based on the population of a state and affect the election in the long run. The Senate of a state is granted two electoral votes towards the national election. The rest of the electoral votes are based … Read more
Have you ever thought about who you’re voting for presidency? Who you vote for plays an important role because it affects everyone. In the primary there are so many candidates running for the presidency but only one candidate from each party is chosen to run for president. Representative Democracy is when the get to people … Read more
America is not a democracy, although America may say it is. This idea shocks and angers many Americans, however they would be more enraged if it was a true democracy. The definition of a democracy means the majority rules, but if this was how elections operated, the U. S. government would be hectic. The government … Read more
The Electoral college is a very controversial subject that has a big impact on American history. Every four years, people vote for the president… Or do they? You actually vote for electors that represent your state, and the bigger states get more electors. Sounds perfect right? Wrong. The way the electors are distributed is not … Read more
