America's founding fathers were obviously incredibly intelligent. In addition to composing the masterful works of writing that sculpted The United States, they also planned and arranged a system to elect the president unlike any other on Earth. Wary of human nature, the Fathers avoided implementing a simple majority election, and instead developed the electoral college. This system of voting for the president has seen its share of disputes and critics, yet it remains relatively unchanged since its first uses. Those that oppose the electoral college do so because it represents the states unfairly, it has a negative effect on voter turnout, and it occasionally fails to elect a president that represents the majority. Contrasting are those that promote the electoral college, expressing that it unites parties and makes them more moderate, it enforces a two party system, and it gives more voice to minorities. It can be agreed by most that the electoral college has its faults and improvement is possible. The means by which this could be achieved is not through …show more content…
Preventing this is achieved by giving each state electors equal to the number of House Representatives and Congresspeople. This creates a mathematical advantage to those smaller states, preventing their voice from being trampled by large states like California and Texas (uselectionatlas.org 2008). Another debatable benefit of the electoral college is how well it solidifies Americas two party system. While it allows fewer options for the presidency, it also makes America more efficient, as only two parties have to debate on legislation. The electoral college also forces these two parties to be more moderate, because they have to appeal to at least a plurality of America. Benefits like these mainly serve to make the United States political system more efficient and