Question

Electoral College Position Paper

Write a logical argumentative essay answering the question: "Should the Electoral College be abolished"?

Begin your essay with a topic sentence: The Electoral College should (or not) be abolished.

Include 2 or 3 reasons for your answer.

Each reason should be a separate paragraph and will include the reason and an explanation of why that supports your claim (topic sentence).

Topic:

The Electoral College should not or should be abolished.

Notes:

Electoral College

How do we pick the President?

Electoral College

Not a College

Group that picks the President and Vice President.

Electoral College

There are 538 total votes.

How do we get that number?

435 Representatives in the House (of Representatives).

+

100 Senators= 535...

3 Electors

Electoral College

Most states are: Winner Take All!

NLCS 2020

Game 1: Braves - Dodgers 1

Game 2: Braves 8 - Dodgers 7

2016 Election Results

Donald Trump

Hillary R. Clinton

Gary Johnson

Jill Stein

Evan McMullin

Population

California?

39,250,017

North Dakota?

756.927

San Fernando Vally?

1.75 million

Ted Ed – Electoral College

In 2000, New York had 31.

Texas has 38.

Safe States.

Republicans.

Democrats.

Swing States.

They rejected the idea of a direct vote for president.

Encouraged coalition building.

Given a voice to both big and small states.

Discouraged voter fraud.

National Popular Vote (NPV)

NPV robs states of their sovereignty.

Decentralizes control over the election.

Anti – Electoral College

The Founders wanted it this way.

The Founders wanted a directed vote for president.
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Answer 1

Answer: no

Explanation: the life style of the people in New york, California are a lot different then in Kansas, Iowa, Wisconsin, and all of the middle west.

The electoral college evens out the popular votes from the more populares states so their life stlye is not imposed on the whole country

Answer 2

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