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A direct popular election would what the electoral college system?
Would end
Who is against the electoral college?
Individuals who support the candidate that lost the Electoral College election generally are against the Electoral College system.
Is a popular vote election more democratic than using the electoral college system?
no
Is electoral college a direct election?
The U.S. Electoral College system is a system of indirect election. In accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution, electoral votes determine the President and Vice President of the United States. The electors are elected by direct popular vote in each state and each candidate for elector swears in advance whom he will vote for. The electors from each of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia then cast their electoral votes to elect the President and Vice President of the United States. Examples of direct popular elections are elections of the representatives in the U. S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
What is one main problem with the Electoral College system of electing the President?
I would not call it a problem, but one feature of the system is its winner-take-all aspect in the awarding of electoral votes. States can split their votes but only a few states choose to do so. There are also people who think it would be better to base the election solely on the popular votes and dispense with the electoral college altogether. However, there are good reasons why the electoral college was established by the Constitution and many new problems that would likely arise with a direct election.
What development led to a change in the electoral college system following the election of 1800?
The rise of political parties
What is a major flaw in the electoral college college system?
A major flaw in the electoral college system is that a candidate could win the popular vote, but lose the election, due to the number of votes per state. This occurred between Bush and Gore.
What were the three methods of presidential election discussed by the framers of the Constitution?
The three methods of presidential election discussed by the framers of the Constitution include using electoral college, simply selecting the president, and electing directly. As of 2014, the president is elected using the electoral college.
Is the electoral college indirect or direct election?
The U.S. Electoral College system is a system of indirect election. In accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution, electoral votes determine the President and Vice President of the United States. The electors are elected by direct popular vote in each state and each candidate for elector swears in advance whom he will vote for. The electors from each of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia then cast their electoral votes to elect the President and Vice President of the United States. Examples of direct popular elections are elections of the representatives in the U. S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
What election did a candidate win popular vote but lost electoral college vote and the election?
One notable instance where a candidate won the popular vote but lost the Electoral College is the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Hillary Clinton received nearly 2.9 million more votes than Donald Trump nationwide, yet Trump won the presidency by securing a majority of the Electoral College votes. This outcome highlighted the disparities between the popular vote and the Electoral College system in determining the election result.
What is the direct popular election?
There are two types of elections in the United States. The electoral college chooses the President. Every other elected position is through the direct popular vote. In this type of election the candidate with the most votes wins.
What is the difference between a direct democracy and the electoral college system?
There are a number of differences, but if we assume that you are exclusively referring to the election for the US President, the difference comes down to how the votes are weighed. A direct election for US President would result in the election of that president regardless of where those votes came from. In the electoral college system, each state is considered to have its own vote for the US President. Once the US President has won a particular state, all of the state's electoral votes (based on the sum total of senators and representatives from that state) go to that Presidential candidate. It does not matter if the US President won that state by a few votes or a landslide, he gets the whole state. (Nebraska is the lone exception to this policy). The benefit of the electoral system is that it forces Presidents to take small states seriously, but the advantage of the direct election system is that every vote actually matters, not just those in swing states.
