American government writing assignment Should the United States abolish the Electoral College system of electing the president? America take pride in the fact that the united states has a democratic form of rule. They believe they directly elect their officials to represent them. This is no true in all cases. The presidency is not a directly elected. The body that elects the presidents and vice-presidents of the United States is known as the Electoral College. …showed first 75 words of 862 total…

…showed last 75 words of 862 total…smaller states have a distinct advantage. The voters do not have the final say in who will lead their country. That’s not idea of a democracy. Robert Agranoff, Electoral College. , World Book Encyclopedia, 01-01-2000. Author not available, ELECTORAL COLLEGE MEMBERS TO CAST VOTES TODAY FOR PRESIDENT;. , Capitol Hill Press Releases, 12-18-2000. LIANE HANSEN, Commentary: Task force recommendations from 1978 to fix the Electoral College. , Weekend Edition - Sunday (NPR), 12-31-2000. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**