Northern Virginia Community College Voting Laws and Elections in US Discussion

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Please follow the journal guideline found in Module 1.2 Journal to complete the assignment.

Popular Vote Map 11-19-16

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In order to better understand our US election system and discern the difference between the popular vote and the electoral college, you will be writing a journal discussion on what you learn from the sources below:

  1. View the following short video segment.
  2. Read this article from BBC News August 2020 US election 2020: What is the electoral college? (Links to an external site.)
  3. Read this article from Washington Post July 2020 Supreme Court says a state may require presidential electors to support its popular-vote winner: The court announced its decision MondayLinks to an external site.
  4. Read this article from PBS 11/6/16. Electoral College is ‘vestige’ of slavery, say some Constitutional scholars (Links to an external site.)
  5. Read this report by the PEW RESEARCH CENTER 3/13/20. A majority of Americans continue to favor replacing Electoral College with a nationwide popular vote (Links to an external site.)
  6. Watch: ONE OPTION: NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE - Explains the problem of “winner take all” state laws electoral college, the difficulties of changing the constitution, and shows one solution that circumvents the constitution. There are other videos on their website that discuss big states and small states to show that the current system is not protecting the interests of small states, and that larger states would not be controlling the elections.
  7. After viewing the videos and reading the news articles, please answer the following questions by using examples from each source. Remember to use complete sentences and proper grammar.
    1. If the election relied solely on the popular vote, how might many Americans votes 'not count' toward the election outcome? Explain.
    2. How do supporters of the National Popular Vote Act contradict the idea above?
    3. What are your conclusions about the Electoral College? Support your answer. Include sociological concepts and theories where possible.

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Running Head: THE US ELECTION SYSTEM

The US Election System
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THE US ELECTION SYSTEM

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The majority of the nations around the world use the popular vote to elect the president.
However, in the United States, the Electoral college carries out the important task of determining
the president. It’s quite a surprising fact: the popular vote elect governors, mayors, members of
Congress, and state legislators but does not elect or contribute to determining the president, the
highest position in the land. When the Americans vote, they participate in this crucial act to elect
a slate of electors. Grounded on the d...


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