Question

The Electoral College has been a topic for debate. Some people believe that the Electoral College is no longer needed to decide on the president. There are many people who believe that the popular vote should determine the next president of the United States. For this assignment, you are going to research the Electoral College. You will use your research to answer each question below in paragraphs of your own words.

Directions
Address the debate on the Electoral College by using your research to answer the following questions. Your response to each question should be in a paragraph of your own words.

What reasons did the members of the Constitutional Convention have for creating the Electoral College? Use examples from your research to support your answer.

How have voters in America changed since the Constitution was created?

Should the Electoral College continue to be used? Why or why not? Use examples from your research to support your answer.

Answer 1

This is gonna take awhile

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Members of the constitutional convention created the electoral college so small states would have just as much of a voice as bigger states.

2. Yes. Since the constitution was written, Black men have been given the right to vote, women have been given the right to vote, and the voting age was changed from 21 to 18 (congress did that because if you are old enough to get drafted you are old enough to vote). Originally it used to be white men over the age of 21 and only them, so these were pretty big changes when these groups of people were given the right to vote.

2. Personally, I think we should get rid of the electoral college. Recently there has been much debate about it, this is because a president can win the presidency WITHOUT winning the majority of of the popular vote. If he or she wins 270 electoral votes they win the presidency and do not have to win the popular vote. But this question is more of your personal opinion, so your answer might be different from mine.