2006-09-21 05:54:28 · 13 answers · asked by bigwillbig2001 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
The electoral college decides who is the president. However, in modern times, all the electorates of one state will vote for whoever gets the most votes in that state.
For example, let's say that State A has 10 electorates in the electoral. The citizens of State A vote 40% for candidate X and 60% for candidate Y. All of the electorates for State A will cast their votes for candidate Y.
2006-09-21 06:03:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Electoral College prevents a purely majority vote selection. This allows states with less people to have an equal say in the election.
If there was no electoral college, candidates would only campaign in the overpopulated big cities. The voices of regular people would not be heard.
Our vote determine which way the state goes by majority. That is why there are key states the politcians target. Electoral votes are determined by population.
2006-09-21 17:05:23 · answer #2 · answered by rjf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The citizens vote to elect electors for the electoral college. This system was set up so that small states would have a voice in government. If not for the college small states would be ignored in campaigning because all a person would need to win is the most populous areas of the country. (New York City, Laos Angel es, Chicago.).. This would not be a truly representative form of government. Through the college all states have value and a small state is just as important as a big one.
2006-09-21 15:01:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sovereign individual decides who is the executive power. The courts decide if the soveriegn individual is acting in accoradance with the law where the executive authority brings those individuals to a point of determinition.
The public decides who to listen to and what composes their right action in accordance with their veiws.
In that respect we are all the president, with full powers, the foundation of the United States was one people, the sovereign americans. However, over time it turned into a complex administration. Fundamentally we all have the same rights to be free and equal.
As for US. The electoral college votes for the president as far as popular concern.
So in effect the US is not a "democratic federal country"
It has distrobution of electoral capacity on par with congress.
The voting public vote for "electors" who then vote.
On par in a way with the parliamentary system, except in parliamentary systems the prime minister is usually a representative themself. I.E. a member of parliament with the goverment profolio of prime minister.
Where as in the Imperial system you vote for someone who is seperate.
2006-09-21 16:43:21 · answer #4 · answered by intracircumcordei 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The elector can decide to cast their vote for anyone they choose, but that is the extreme exception. The usually always vote for who the majority of voters in their state choose. America is a republic first that ensures the democracy of each state. America isn't a republic because the people are too lazy or ill-informed to vote. The founding fathers set up a system that would allow each state, no matter how small, to have as fair of a say as possible. The state is where the democracy is supposed to be.
2006-09-21 13:04:53 · answer #5 · answered by jen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our votes INFLUENCE the ultimate outcome, but it's the electoral college that ultimately decides. This is the way the Founding Fathers wanted it -- most citizens have neither the time nor the information to make a truly informed decision on most matters, which is why we have a republic (representative democracy) instead of a true democracy.
2006-09-21 13:04:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes for the last 2 centuries..they've proven that registered voters do not have the last say who they really want in the Oval Office. Look at Al Gore...he found out the hard way.
The USA wants to use all computerized votiing machines to cast votes...this is the biggest blunder since using punchout ballots in Florida.
Get ready to stall the lines in heavily democrat communities...most are in a rush to pickup kids or get home on time to open the door for their kids. they won't wait to cast a ballot if the line is swamped with Republicans slowing up the line.
2006-09-21 13:06:53 · answer #7 · answered by zzzzzz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The electoral college is a sham. The 2000 vote has obviously changed the path of this nation forever.
The people spoke - AND WERE IGNORED!
2006-09-21 13:08:15 · answer #8 · answered by kentata 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The electoral college does. The popular vote in each state is supposed to inform the vote of the Electoral College members, but they are actual humans with their own thoughts and ideas, and they can vote however they choose to.
Don't you think it's time for some election reform?
2006-09-21 12:58:41 · answer #9 · answered by Trips 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
u.s. citizens vote for the choice for u.s. president. who ever wins that state wins the total amount of votes for that particular state. in reality they are voting for delegates to the electrical college who them votes for president. some delegates who are supposed to vote for a candidate when the take the tally actually for vote for somebody else. happened in 2000 election. if no electrical college al gore would have been president instead of bush.
2006-09-22 11:32:15 · answer #10 · answered by scififed 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋