POL201 POL201 POL 201 Week 3 Discussion 1DQ 1 The Electoral College {{LATEST}}

POL201 POL/201 POL 201 Week 3 Discussion 1/DQ 1
The Electoral College {{LATEST}}
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POL201 POL/201 POL 201 Week 3 Discussion 1/DQ 1 The Electoral College {{LATEST}} Prepare: Prior to
beginning work on this discussion question, read Chapters 5 and 6 in American Government. In addition, read the
following articles: What Are the Arguments Made in Favor and Against the Electoral College?,GOP Leaders United in
Defense of the Electoral College, and the ProQuest article Why the Electoral College is Bad for America. Also, please
watch this week?s videos,Episode I - A More Perfect Union and Episode II - Its a Free Country regarding the U.S.
Constitution. Reflect: As the textbook author asserts, the Framers intentionally designed a process for selecting
presidents that would minimize the president?s political power the Electoral College. They hoped this institution would
insulate the chief executive from the public because they feared the power of presidents who might be elected by the
people. However, the Electoral College has also spawned a long ongoing debate about whether the Electoral College
should be abandoned in favor of new methods, which would ensure that the candidate elected has the most popular
votes. The controversy over the Electoral College must be understood in order to better understand how and why U.S.
presidents are elected. Write: In your initial post, summarize how the Electoral College works. Explain some of the
main pros and cons in the debate about whether to keep or abolish the current Electoral College process. In addition,
evaluate one proposal to change how the system works without formally abolishing it. Would this proposal effectively
address some of the cons that you identified earlier in your post? Please explain your response. Fully respond to all
parts of the question and write your response in your own words. Your initial post must be 200 to 250 words. Support
your position with APA citations from two or more of the assigned resources required for this discussion. Please be sure
that you demonstrate understanding of these resources, integrate them into your argument, and cite them properly.
Respond to Peers: By Day 7, respond to at least two of your classmates' initial posts. Your peer responses should be
75to 100 words each. As your reply to your classmates, attempt to take the conversation further by examining their
claims or arguments in more depth or responding to the posts that they make to you. Keep the discussion on target and
try to analyze things in as much detail as you can. For instance, you might consider comparing your classmates
proposals for changing the Electoral College against your own proposal.
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