Question

EXERCISE 1 What role does the Electoral College play in the election of a president? Do you think the Electoral College should be modified or abolished? Why or why not? 

EXERCISE 2 What are some reasons why people might not vote? Have you personally encoun tered any of these reasons?

Answer 1

1. Candidates are directly elected by popular vote in many US elections. But voters aren't directly choosing the president and vice president. Instead "electors" select them through a mechanism called the Electoral College.

The method of electors being used comes from the Constitution. This was a compromise between a citizens 'majority vote, and a Legislative vote. This mechanism was put in place by the writers of the Constitution so that cautious and orderly debates would lead to the selection of the best qualified candidate. Electors in each state simply cast a ballot for a pool of electors who are expected to vote for a particular candidate.

The electors 'ballots are then sent to Congress, where the Senate President opens the certificates and counts the votes. This will take place on January 6, and on a Sunday the date falls. For that case, the following day, the votes are counted. For the presidential and vice presidential elections to prevail, an absolute majority is needed, that is, half the total plus one electoral votes is required. A nominee with 538 electors has to receive at least 270 votes to be elected to the office of president or vice president.

The abolition of the electoral college, which Thomas Jefferson suggested as early as 1801, has been supported from time to time by leading members of both parties. Although the different reform schemes proposed varied in scope, they all sought to simplify and democratize the process of selecting the President.
The seeking in the Constitution to mark the votes works poorly because it does not enounce the true expression of the will of the people. "Given his belief in the abolition of the electoral college,

2. Lack of interest The first reason people do not vote is simple: they just don't care.
After the general election of 1992, when 77.7 per cent of the population voted, the percentage of voters has declined and remained small. This decreases today, more and more people are absorbing information from 'social media echo chambers,' rather than reading headlines from local newspapers or tuning in to news from 10 a.m.
This means that what individuals see is determined by algorithms, showing them stories that are important to them according to what they share with their friends and people. It has many implications, but the important one here is that it doesn't have to be those who don't want to deal in politics.

Lack of information Most people who don't vote say they don't understand enough about the government, the electoral process or the policies of particular parties.
That is partially due to the British education system, which does not offer the necessary political information to the students. The majority of schools at GCSE and A-level only teach politics as an opt-in subject, if they give it at all.

Safe seat citizens Nonetheless, many people who do not vote are interested in politics and even support a political party, but do not vote because they consider their vote wasted. Those are people live with safe seats within parliamentary constituencies. If they have a clear majority in those seats for a party they do not support, they may see little point voting.

I have personally not used any of these reasons and voted in all the elections held.