When it comes to the election of the President, the presidential race can best be described as deliberating to say the least. I view this political process extremely important and requires perfection in order to keep our country in balance. Citizens of the United States play the leading role in this drama so it’s in the hands of the people to make such a crucial decision. There are various components involved in selecting a President, so it’s hard to say that a single casted ballot can decide who becomes the countries leader. If only we had a system that tallied up all the votes from all 50 states and whichever candidate had the most votes, wins the presidency. Wistfully, that system does not exist here in America. Our Founding Father thought of a different approach, which is known as the Electoral College. …show more content…
In Article 1 Section 2 of the Constitution it states, “The Electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by Ballot for two persons, of whom one at least shall not lie an Inhabitant of the same State with themselves. And they shall make a List of all the Persons voted for, and of the Number of Votes for each;” People do not directly vote for a president on Election Day. Although it may seem that way on the ballot list, but people are actually voting for a group of electors. These so called “Electors” are simply just a group of regular citizens who have pledged to vote for the candidate of their choosing. The process for choosing electors can vary throughout all 50 states in the United States. Usually, political parties select their electors at their state party conventions. They can be chosen based of their service and dedication to that specific
Now this is how the Electors get selected. The first part of the process is controlled by the political parties in each state. Political parties often choose Electors for the slate to recognize their service and dedication to the political party. Slate is a magazine that cover politics and culture in the United States. The parties nominate them by a vote of the party central committee. This process happens in each state for each party. The second part of the process happens on the day of the election. When the state cast their votes for the Presidential candidate of their choice. The winning Presidential candidate slate of potential electors is chosen as the state 's electors except for Nebraska and Maine, which have proportional
The people in the electoral college are chosen by you, the voter. It starts in your local elections. People choose who is seated in congress and the senate. The senate and congress make up the electoral college. Your vote does matter except in few instances. Your representatives usually vote the way their constituents vote except for in only 3 cases in history.
The constitution, in the 12th amendment, sets up the system by which we pick a president and vice president. The amendment lays out all of the specific guidelines concerning the electoral college, such as the requirement to only vote for the elected nominees. It lays out emergency plans in the case of a tie, and how electors are chosen. Replacing the guidelines in Article II, Section 1, Clause 3, the 12th amendment states, “The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all
In theory, they are supposed to vote for the candidate who won the popular vote of that state, but you can't always trust them to do so. You may think that they are voting for who they should, but they could be really voting for who they want. Electors also vote quite a time after the people. With the time in between, certain things could change their minds on who they want to win. "There have only been twelve unfaithful electors in U.S. history. The most recent was in 1988 in West Virginia (Glennon, 1992)."
Electing government officials is a major part of being an American. The citizens of the United States have the privilege of voting for their officials , representing America’s democracy. Although a big misconception on this is that the people actually do not vote directly for who becomes elected president but rather who gets to elect the next president. The Electoral College has been in place since 1804 and continues to be the system the United States uses to elect the president. The Electoral College is filled with history, a lengthy process , and questionable arguments on its validity.
So what is the electoral college as defined in the constitution? The electoral college is a slate of electors who will cast the real votes for the president and vice president. These electors are appointed by the state in proportional amount to the number of senators that each state are entitled by congress as well as entitled representatives.. The actions of these electors and the manner of how they will be chosen is outlined by the Constitution, “The Congress may determine the Time of choosing the Electors, and the Day on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall
The mini-painting, Cover Girl, reflects both the blindness of society to cruel biases and the stereotype of the role of women in society. The flowers covering the girl’s eyes represent how people only see what they want to see, and cushion the harsh daily reality of unequal treatment of many different people, including racial differences, differences in sexuality, etc. The flowers float in front of the girl’s eyes to show that she is not voluntarily numbing reality, but the flowers are held in place in front of her for her own good and happiness. It shows that ignorance does mean bliss in society, and that’s how a system of oppression being held in place. This connects to Kindred because the system of oppression is continued by blindness and acceptance, just like the girl in the painting is blinded for her own sake and happiness.
First off, what is the Electoral College? The Electoral College is the process put in place by our Founding Fathers in which America votes for its President and Vice President every four years. The Electoral College was put in place to help prevent abuse of power and corruption by having a separation of government. The Electoral College is made up of representatives from each state based on how many Senate and House of Representative delegates that state has. These numbers range from 3 to 54 with the total number of electors being 538. This system has taken much scrutiny over time. According to Lenz and Holman, “The Electoral College may be the least-known and most misunderstood government institution in the American political system.”
The process of voting today involves voting for an Elector from the electoral college to vote for the president. So in a simpler way you're voting for someone who is going to vote for you. Although legally they do not have to vote for who you want but it rarely happens but is still possible. In an article by Fiarvote.org it stated “Since the founding of the Electoral College,
America West recognizes that the internet can assist America West in enhancing its brand and creating communication and knowledge, but if not monitored, it can also be abused and ultimately become detrimental to the company. We have a company full of intelligent and responsible people who work hard and commit their work for the betterment of this company. Im not proposing this new internet policy because I think we have serious problems, I am suggesting we put into place a new internet policy with a goal in mind to prevent any problems in the future, either intentional or unintentional. This proposed internet policy is that internet usage assigned to an employee’s computer is solely for the purpose of conducting company business, but in the event that the employee is on break, there will be exceptions to that rule.
Each state appoints a number of electors that equals the number of senators and representatives of their state. The popular vote determines how the electoral college of each state will vote. The candidate with highest amount of votes from the electoral colleges wins the election. This process of electing a president based on the majority of electoral votes began when the Constitution was written in 1776. Our forefathers designed this system because they felt it was the fairest way to govern.
What is the Electoral College? The Electoral College is a system that our Founding Fathers established in the Constitution in which representatives from the 50 states elect the President of the United States. The system begins with the people electing representatives to represent them, and then the representatives meet so they can vote for the next President and Vice President. The votes from each representative are then counted by Congress and are able to elect the candidate that has the most votes. According to the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (2013), “The Electoral College consists of 538 electors…270 electoral votes is required to elect the President.” Every state has an
Under the current system there are five hundred and thirty eight electors. Each state gets one elector, each representative, and a senator. A presidential candidate needs two hundred and seventy votes to win the election. The electors meet after the November popular election to cast their votes and officially elect the president. Electors may vote for whomever they wish. Each state's electoral votes are awarded on a winner take all bases.
When Americans vote for president, they are actually voting for presidential electors, who are known as a whole to be the electoral college. These electors, who are elected by citizens of the United States, are the ones that elect the chief executive. The electoral college has shaped the past, present, and future of the United States ever since it was constructed by the Constitutional Convention of 1787. The electoral college was created with fair and good intentions.
The election process in the United States is a valuable process to the election of the proper officials to satisfy the people. The people run the country which is why we live in freedom because we control what happens with major decisions by choosing whom we want to decide these decisions. The whole country goes to vote on a certain day and by the end of that day we will vote to select who will run the country, state, county, or city political positions. The most complex decision and one with the biggest impact are selecting who the President of the United States shall be. We examine what their views are and who would do a better job. Then vote in our respected states with a certain number of electoral votes