The Pros And Cons Of The Electoral College

Democracy within our country has been questioned and tested through our voting system. In America, our system for electing our president has remained under a process that aims to benefit our nation. By doing this, America uses the Electoral College, in which may cause disputes about the process of electing our president. Overall, there are advantages and disadvantages within the concept of winner-take all system, representing our nation as a whole, and equality of our votes. The Electoral College can be reformed to establish a more democratic voting system in order to allow for the voices of American citizens to be heard.
Every four years, American voters choose candidates for the positions of President and Vice President. However, when the

The reason for this is because they believed that it was not wise to allow for the popular vote to take the majority in the vote. Moreover, the Framers did not want the president to be one who does not reflect the American values. According to History Central, “Hamilton and the other founders believed that the electors would be able to insure that only a qualified person becomes President. They believed that with the Electoral College no one would be able to manipulate the citizenry,” (Schulman). Thus, the Framers saw many benefits of the electoral college. This brings up a concept of whether our founding fathers wanted Americans to have a voice in our future president or if they were too afraid that the American citizens weren’t intelligent enough to elect the correct

One of the many benefits for having the electoral college is that the system provides the people with the minority interest most of the time. According to Breana Noble of NewsMax, she mentions that, “urban areas tend to be more populated, but the Electoral College saves the interests of farmers and those found in less bustling locations,” (Noble). Adding on to this, the electoral college also provides the smaller states with more power. For this reason, states are able to select their delegates for their parties to the Electoral College. Thus, the states take a part in electing the president, because ideally, the elected delegate is supposed to elect in favor for their political party. The electoral college also maintains a strong two-party system, in which there are two parties that provide a generalized platform for voters rather than a single-issued third party. Moreover, with the the two-party system of Democrats and Republicans, the government provides a stability in America in which American citizens can relate to a variety of interests. However, even with all these benefits that are provided for Americans, there are flaws that are elicited within the electoral