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Question

Develop an argument that explains whether the Electoral College facilitates or impedes democracy.Articulate a defensible claim or thesis that responds to the prompt and establishes a line of reasoning.

Support your claim with at least two pieces of accurate and relevant information. At least one piece of evidence must be from one of the following foundational documents:

1. Federalist No. 10
2. U.S. Constitution

Use a second piece of evidence from another required foundational document from the list or from your study of the electoral process.

Use reasoning to explain why your evidence supports your claim/thesis.

Respond to an opposing or alternative perspective using refutation, concession, or rebuttal.

Be sure your work is neat, easy to read, and free from spelling or grammar errors.

Answer 1

The Electoral College is anti-democratic. Our Founding Fathers were worried that their democracy might descend into mob rule. Their solution was the Electoral College. The Courts have recently ruled that Electors are bound to cast their votes for the candidate that won the popular vote in their state. But in the early days of the U.S., the idea was that if the citizens voted in the majority for a real loser, the Electors could correct that error by voting for someone else that they thought would make a better president. The Electoral College has become an impotent anachronism and should be abolished since - with the recent Court ruling - it cannot serve the function for which it was created.