Describe how the Electoral College works, select a presidential election from U.S. history, and discuss the results of the Electoral College results with the popular vote.

Describe how the Electoral College works, select a presidential election from U.S. history, and discuss the results of the Electoral College results with the popular vote. Explain your position regarding the Electoral College and whether you are for or against the Electoral College as it is currently. Elaborate and explain your rationale for your position.

Do you think the Electoral College has functioned the way it was intended? Is the U.S. political system more democratic or republican in nature in the present day?

Visit Appraising the Electoral College (opens in new window) [plain text link: https://billofrightsinstitute.org/educate/educator-resources/lessons-plans/current-events/appraising-the-electoral-college/]. You may also use your book as a resource. Answer the questions from Appraising the Electoral College (also listed below) based on your exploration of the resources on the website above. This paper should demonstrate that you reviewed all of the resources. … Read more

The Electoral College Was Meant to Stop Men Like Trump From Being President, discuss why

Instructions: Read this article (https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/11/the-electoral-college-was-meant-to-stop-men-like-trump-from-being-president/508310/) Then, use it and any other online sources you might find via Google (Google itself, Google Scholar, Google Books, etc) to write about the following prompt; Inevitably, 2023 American political landscapes are heavily-influenced these days by the very-bizarre upset of the 2016 Presidential election. Use this article to illustrate how … Read more