(Answered) Week 4 Discussion: The Electoral College Argument, Politics and Social Media

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(Answered) Week 4 Discussion: The Electoral College Argument, Politics and Social Media

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Week 4 Discussion: The Electoral College Argument, Politics and Social Media

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapters 5, 6 and 10
Lesson: Read this Week’s Lesson which is located in the Modules tab
Initial Post: minimum of 2 scholarly sources (must include your textbook for one of the sources). Follow-Up Post: minimum of 1 scholarly source for your Follow-Up Post.

Initial Post Instructions
For the initial post, respond to one of the following options, and label the beginning of your post indicating either Option Option 2:

Option 2: There are numerous discussions involving the Electoral College. There are some people that want to abolish the electoral college while others want to keep it. What do you think? Keep the electoral college or abolish it? Explain the reasons for your choice.
Be sure to make connections between your ideas and conclusions and the research, concepts, terms, and theory we are discussing this week.

Follow-Up Post Instructions
Respond to at least one peer. Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification. Minimum of 1 scholarly source which can include your textbook or assigned readings or may be from your additional scholarly research.

Writing Requirements
Minimum of 2 posts (1 initial & 1 follow-up)
Minimum of 2 sources cited (assigned readings/online lessons and an outside source) for your Initial Post, and 1 scholarly source for your Follow-Up Post.
APA format for in-text citations and list of references

Sample Answer

The Electoral College

The Electoral College consists of 538 individuals representing the 49 states and the District of Columbia, who elect the president of the United States. All electors from a single state vote for the same candidate, usually the one with more votes. The Electoral College system has been facing criticism for a while now, and a keen analysis reveals that the critics are justified in pushing for its abolition.

With the United States having two dominant political parties, the Electoral College led to the emergence of swing states. These are states which have historically swayed between Democrat and Republican candidates in elections. Hence, presidential aspirants spend more political resources in these states, ignoring the rest since they almost always vote for the same party. For instance, during the 2016 elections, the two candidates spent ninety percent of their campaigns in eleven states (Weber & Fong, 2016). Hence, the Electoral College system creates an imbalance in power between the swing states and the rest of the country.

The Electoral College system has also, on occasion, led to a presidency where the candidate received fewer votes than their opponent. Donald Trump in 2016 and George Bush in 2000 are the most recent examples (Revesz, 2016). Both lost the popular vote but had more Electoral College votes (due to uneven state representation). Hence, the system results in the subversion of the majority will, causing an apathy to participate in elections. Reduced participation disrupts the nation’s political vigor, impairing the functions of the presidency.

In conclusion, the U.S has relied on the Electoral College to elect the president for over two hundred years. However, it impairs the democratic process. Scrapping it would enhance political power equity across all states and encourage more citizens to participate. Hence, its abolishment would promote democracy in the United States.

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