Outside of a common identity based in a shared history, America is a nation held together by government. Among many of the services the government of the United States provides are education, a social safety net, as well as security from threats originating domestically and abroad. All of the aforementioned services are integral parts of American life because citizens have advocated for them through their choice of representation, by voting. However ... a change to this process. Regardless, there are ways around these difficulties. Namely, instituting a plan that awards the Electoral College ...

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... the birth of the United States of America came the beginning of political parties. In 1787 two political organizations, the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists, arose representing those for and those against the constitution respectively. Once the constitution was ratified there was no longer a need for an organization which opposed it, thus the Anti-Federalists became the Democratic-Republican Party and some years later transformed simply to the Democrat Party. On the ... other side, the ... ). This shifts power from the parties to independent individuals as well as the strengthening o...

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... a realistic possibility. Without a doubt, the most similar concern in the novel and in the 2000 presidential election is the controversy surrounding the Electoral College. Although most people would not necessarily consider the Electoral College a problem, the system's glitches are brought to light in both instances. Following the death of MacArthur Foyle, Greenfield's ill-fated popular vote winner, the office of President of the United States is equivocal. The Republican Party simply bumps up ... vote; at the least, get rid of the electors, make the votes automatic" (Greenfield 302). P...

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... by James Wilson, and a system whereby the President would be chosen by congress, supported by Edgridge Gerry, in Article II, Section I of the United States Constitution (Houser, 2). It is a group of "electors" who are nominated or appointed by each party within each state. Each state chooses the method in which the electors are appointed. In fact, it is the electors for whom we vote on Election Day ... . The Electoral College is comprised of 538 members representing the number of the total number of members of the House of Representatives and ... contenders. Many people feel that this sy...

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... ancestors intended the Constitution of the United States to be a "living document" meaning it would develop with time to reflect needs of our changing world. If this were not the case, the founders of our country would not have placed the amendment rule along with it. Amendments allow us to amend or change the Constitution. Electoral College advocates deem the abolition of the Electoral College to be unconstitutional in itself. The United States Constitution provides a process ... for amendment for a reason. If the Electoral College is eliminated "via constitutional amendment, that elim...

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... that is present today in U.S. politics. The reapportionment of districts has also created controversy in the United States. Still in the twentieth century many states refused to redraw their congressional or legislative district boundaries. In 1962, the Supreme Court ruled in Baker vs. Carr, that any state;s failure to redraw malapportioned districts violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. Baker vs. Carr meant that congressional districting ... our history. Changes have been made in laws and in the Constitution to try and give the best equal...

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... of our nation's elections. The proposed amendment to the constitution that would eliminate the Electoral College system would cause the nation to be dependent on the popular vote system bringing problems to the election process. The Electoral College has been around since the foundation of the United States, gives added importance to minority groups in our elections, and poses less of a risk to the integrity of the election. The idea of the Electoral College was implicated ... in Article 2 Section 1 of the original Constitution of the United States ... ...

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... occurrence of voter fraud in the United States is almost non-existent, there has been a question of the real intention of enacting such legislature. The ideas of those who question the legitimacy of voter ID laws are not a mere conspiracy theory, but instead are actually supported by history. The United States has a history of restricting the rights of certain groups to vote. Our nation's Constitution specified how the president was to be ... elected, but left who was allowed to vote up to the states. For many years, voting rights were reserved only for white males who owned land. The s...

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... election involving Bush and Gore has heated up a fifty year old debate. The debate is about whether the Electoral College is still an effective system considering the circumstances the United States now faces compared to when it was created by the founding fathers. The Electoral College is an outdated system of election that misrepresents the people of the United States today. The college was created in a time where communication was limited. Treason, tyranny ... on to explain that "The Electoral College was designed to represent each state's choice for the presidency (with the number o...

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... are taught in schools that anyone can be elected to Congress, so long as they meet the qualifications of the Constitution. So long as you meet the age and residency requirements you are indeed qualified to be a candidate for Congress. If we take a more in-depth look at the composition of Congress we see a body disproportionate with its Nation. Congress has maintained a fairly homogenous make ... 1993 to permit the Resident Commissioner to the United States from Puerto Rico, and the Delegates from the District of Columbia, and the Territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Virgin Islan...

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... election involving Bush and Gore has heated up a fifty year old debate. The debate is about whether the Electoral College is still an effective system considering the circumstances the United States now faces compared to when it was created by the founding fathers. The Electoral College is an outdated system of election that misrepresents the people of the United States today. The college was created in a time where communication was limited. Treason, tyranny ... on to explain that "The Electoral College was designed to represent each state's choice for the presidency (with the number o...

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... takes all" belief should be dropped. The candidates should split electoral votes in accordance to how many votes each party received. For example, if the Democrats receive 45% of the popular vote, the Republicans receive 35%, and a third party receives the other 20%, each party should receive the same percentage in electoral votes. When the framer's of our constitution were molding the foundation for the United States of America there was a great ... deal of mistrust in the people involved in the forming of the Electoral College. At that time, the citizens of America were mainly ... ...

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