Electoral College Vs National Popular Vote System
Compare the way in which we elect Presidents in our current system to the proposal of the National Popular Vote movement. Which method is superior? Explain your answer.
The U.S. Constitution stipulates that Electors will vote for the office of President and Vice President, what we commonly refer to as the Electoral College. Two times in the 21st century the candidate with the most popular votes across the United States has not won the most votes in the Electoral College, hence losing the election. Some activists and scholars are arguing that a democratic system of government requires that majority rules; therefore, the candidate for President who receives the most popular votes should win the election. Further, there is a proposal to bypass the Electoral College without having to amend the Constitution (which is basically impossible).
Explore the strategy of the National Popular Vote movement at this website: www.nationalpopularvote.com.
Compare the way in which we elect Presidents in our current system to the proposal of the National Popular Vote movement. Which method is superior? Explain your answer.
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Answer previewOver two hundred years ago, the constitution of the United States of America was drafted advocating for an Electoral College System of choosing the president. The system has been used forty-five presidents so far. For a better part of the 20th century, the system has been seen a lot of success and most of the Americans thought it worked perfectly as it was designed to. However, for the few decades of the 21st century, concerns have been raised over the system and whether it advocates for democracy of the American people and proposals have been made for the adoption of the National Popular Vote System. This is because two presidents since the year 2000 have raised into power even after being defeated in the popular vote but winning the Electro College vote. This happened for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Al Gore in 2000 where they won the popular vote but lost the electoral…
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