The Electoral College
Title: The Electoral College
Category: /Law & Government
Details: Words: 978 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Electoral College
Category: /Law & Government
Details: Words: 978 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Electoral College process is part of the original design of the U.S. constitution. The Electoral College was devised by the Founding Fathers to elect the president and vice president. In this essay I will asses whether the system is democratic. I shall do this by discussing its strengths, weaknesses and attempts to reform it.
The Electoral College system has been criticized many times since its establishment. It is seen to contain weaknesses for
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reform is needed because when the system was designed the Founding Fathers did not anticipate the emergence of national political parties or a communications network able to bring presidential candidates before the entire electorate. To a certain degree it is like writing letters when you can use the internet, writing letters works ,there is nothing wrong with it, but the internet , although it took a while to adjust is a step forward and works better.