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Elect the Popular Vote! An argument for the abolishment of the Electoral College.

Elect the Popular Vote! An argument for the abolishment of the Electoral College. Presentation by: Julie Lamborn COMM486 Spring 08. Table of Contents. Slide Number Slide Title 3 What is the Electoral College? 4-5 The Numbers 6-7 Now for the Bad News

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Elect the Popular Vote! An argument for the abolishment of the Electoral College.

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  1. Elect the Popular Vote!An argument for the abolishment of the Electoral College. Presentation by: Julie Lamborn COMM486 Spring 08

  2. Table of Contents Slide NumberSlide Title 3 What is the Electoral College? 4-5 The Numbers 6-7 Now for the Bad News 8-9 Thankful Presidents 10 Time for Change 11 Resources 12 Conclusion

  3. What is the Electoral College? • Americans do not directly elect the President of the United States. • When we cast a ballot, we are actually voting for an elector, who will then vote for the President. • Its founding purpose was to serve as an answer to the question of whether Congress or the people should elect the President.

  4. The Numbers • The number of electors per state is determined by adding together the state’s number of Senators (always 2) and Representatives. • For example, New Jersey has 2 Senators and 13 representatives, therefore it has 15 electoral votes.

  5. The Numbers Continued Here are the number of electoral votes for some other states… Delaware - 3 Iowa – 7 Virginia – 13 New York – 31 California - 55

  6. Now for the Bad News • The Electoral College makes it possible for a President to win the popular vote, but lose the election. • Electors for many states are not legally obligated to cast their vote for the winner of their state’s popular vote. • Voter turnout decreases because citizens feel like their vote doesn’t count.

  7. Now for the Bad News Cont’d • A single electoral vote is not always representative of the same number of people. For example, one vote in Florida represents 300,000 more citizens than one in Vermont. • Presidential candidates pay little attention to small states that do not have as many electoral votes while campaigning.

  8. Thankful Presidents • These Presidents lost the popular vote, but were elected to office because of the Electoral College. John Quincy Adams Rutherford B. Hayes Grover Cleveland And of course…..

  9. …George W. Bush

  10. Time for Change • On that note, I believe that it is time for a change. • The reasons for the creation of the Electoral College no longer exist. • The system is unfair and outdated.

  11. Resources For more information about the Electoral College, click on the following links. http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_College http://www.howstuffworks.com/electoral-college.htm

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