The Loophole in Democracy The Electoral College consists of the 538 most important people that you don't know. Yet it is these people that elect the president of the United States, not you. In the recent 2000 presidential election, the country found out just how the American political system works. Along with that, America found out just how bad the Electoral College can be. The Electoral College has been part of a long debate ever since it …showed first 75 words of 1589 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1589 total…meets to determine the real president of the United States of America ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Works Cited Brinkley, Alan American Nation. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998 Congressional Quarterly Inc. Politics in America. Washington D.C. GPO. May 1979 Douglas, Michael C. "Electoral College under Pressure." Washington Post. 24 Nov. 2000: C1+ Hartlow, Stephen. Truth in Media. "Electoral College" 17 Mar. 1999 <http://www.truthinmedia.org/Columns/Electoral-College.html> Kennedy, John F. Congressional Record. U.S. Senate Chamber floor discussion. Washington D.C. 22 May 1956