Electoral college. a persuasive essay on reasons why the electoral college should be changed.
Date Submitted: 01/14/2004 04:20:02
Who's voting for the president? Not you. We live in a society where your vote
doesn't directly count during a presidential election. This is due to an antiquated
system called the electoral college. The electoral college (EC) was founded in 1787.
The founding fathers set up the system so that the president is chosen
indirectly. This was done so that "popular passion," wouldn't factor in as much.
Basically they didn't want presidential campaigns to become purely
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to change the
electoral college.
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Electionreform.org. 2001. Election Reform. http://www.electionreform.org.ERMain/priorities/ec/reform.htm
Civic-Values State Lawmakers Mull Electoral College. Nov.2000.
http://civic.net/civic-values.archive/200011/msg00181.html
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