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The Electoral College system of electing a President of the United States is part of the Republican form of government set up in the Constitution. States rights in the Constitution gives the States some right to decide how to run the mechanics of elections in their state. Tradition has determined that a majority take all is the most effective way to distribute the Electors.
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Controversy:
All a state's electors, as proxies for the candidate, go to the victor regardless of the proportion of votes cast for either candidate. A candidate can win the nation's largest share of votes cast and still lose the election. The candidate can lose badly in most states but just barely obtain a majority in key states and win the election in the Electoral College.
Even though the Electors in the Electoral College are elected in proxy for the candidate who won the majority of votes in a State, loyalty aside, they can vote for whom ever they please. Should a candidate die before the Electoral College meets, the Electors can pick whom they please.
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Only a one man one vote direct count can totally cure this controversy and that system is too cumbersome to work efficiently and timely. Recounts could take years.
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How Many total votes are there in the Electoral College system?
There is exactly 538 in the Electoral College System.
What system is often called a winner take all system?
Electoral college
How electoral college work?
the electoral college works like this the convention delegates settled on a system in which each state legislature would choose a number of electors. The electoral college would select the president and vice president.
Did the Greeks have an Electoral College System?
No. The modern electoral college system originates from the Holy Roman Empire, which from 1376 to 1792 had a college of "Prince-Electors" - powerful and prominent monarchs, nobles or ecclesiastical office holders - who would chose a ruler within one of the Empire's nations to become Holy Roman Emperor. At no stage in its history, past or present, has Greece made use of an electoral college system.
Who ellects the president of the US?
The electoral college
How Many total votes are there in the Electoral College system?
There is exactly 538 in the Electoral College System.
Who is against the electoral college?
Individuals who support the candidate that lost the Electoral College election generally are against the Electoral College system.
Why might electing a president with a minority vote be more controversial under a popular vote system than under the Electoral college system?
In order to win in the electoral college, a majority is required. There is no such thing as a minority winner there. If no one gets a majority, the House of Representatives elects the President from the three top vote-getters. Every state gets one vote. If they choose a candidate with a minority of the votes, the result would probably be just as controversial as when a person with a plurality of popular votes loses in the electoral college.
The Electoral College is a fair system?
no.
What type of system is electoral college?
PRESIDENCY
Who favors the electoral college system?
God
In your opinion what are the weakness's of the Electoral College System?
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Constitutional system to elect the president?
Electoral Collage... this system established by the Constitution to elect the president.
What does the electoral college system assures?
Who wins the Presidency
What system is responsible for electing the president?
Electoral college
What are the major flaws in the the electoral college system?
none
What is the US Presidential voting system called?
The Electoral college is the Presidential voting system. The electoral college gives each state a certain amount of electoral votes. If a presidential candidate wins the majority of the citizens votes, he will also get the electoral vote.
