Data Bases • Custom Term Papers • Free Term Papers • Free Research Papers • Free Essays • Free Book Reports • Plagiarism? Links • Top 100 Term Paper Sites • Top 25 Essay Sites • Top 50 Essay Sites • Search 97,000 Papers @ DirectEssays.com • Search 101,000 Papers @ ExampleEssays.com • Search 90,000 Papers @ MegaEssays.com Free Essays • Term Paper Sites • Chuck III's Free Essays • Free College Essays • TermPaperSites.com • My Term Papers • Get Free Essays • Essay World • Planet Papers	Search Lots of Essays Back to Subjects - Political Science Electoral College Electoral College The system of the Electoral College is a long but fair system in the United States. It starts out that each system is allocated a number of electors that is equal to the number of its U.S. Senators (which is always 2) and the number of U.S. Representatives (which varies to states population). From those persons, the parties submit to the state’s chief election official a list of individuals pledged to their candidate for president. After the primaries and caucuses, the major parties nominate their prime candidates for President and Vice President. These candidates will then be permitted to hold national and state-wide conventions to win their seats in the White House. After the campaigning, on the Tuesday following the first Monday of November, every four years, it is decided which party goes to the Electoral College. Whichever party slate wins the most popular votes in the State becomes that State's Electors—so that whichever presidential candidate gets the most popular votes in a State wins all the Electors of that State. The only exception to this procedure is in the states of Maine and Nebraska. These two states allow the votes to split according to the population voting statistics. In the following month, December, the Electoral College meets in each state capital and in Washington D.C. to cast votes that represent each individual state. By January, the election is official, and midway through that month the newly elected President takes his/her vow of oath. The theory behind this is to ensure that all states, even the small ones receive a fair voice in the election process. This is what makes the United States a democracy. This is what also helps the states receive personal attention from the candidates. This process would be obtained so the country could avoid Congress placing their own choice into the White House. If this is how the system operated today, we would most definitely have a Republican as our next president due to the majority of Conservatives in the House. Many people believe in this system rather than the direct voting process. They feel a Congressional vote would be in the better interest of the country. In my opinion, I feel the Electoral College is the best system for the job. Everyone has a say in the leader of our future and the results will not be bias. This is especially benefiting to the small states. Bibliography: Sources used: http://www.fec.gov/pages/ecmenu2.htm http://www.fec.gov/pages/ecmenu2.htm Word Count: 403
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