The Electoral College.

The Electoral College Name Affiliation Course Instructor Date The Electoral College In normal circumstances, the election is conducted in the U.S., where the people vote for their preferred leaders. However, even though the voting process has existed for a long time, some still do not understand its concept. One concept that the people do not understand is the Electoral College structure. The Electoral College is a system the U.S. Constitution sets up for electing only the U.S. president and vice president. The Electoral College was initially outlined in Article II Section 1 of the Constitutional Convention, which happened in 1787. However, the 12th Amendment helped to refine it further (Kratz, 2020). Despite their popularity, the Electoral College structure shows the country’s intent to balance power within the states. Therefore, this approach will prevent majority tyranny while integrating federalism within the presidential election. The Electoral College is only composed of 538 electors. Among these electors, a considerable number are the House Representatives members, 435 (Omilusi et al., 2019). The next electors are 100 Senators, closely followed by three electors representing the District of Columbia as included in the 23rd Amendment (Omilusi et al., 2019). Every State does not have the same number of electors since the number is assigned to match the State's Congressional representation. Voters nationwide cast ballots in the presidential elections, where a slate of electors choose their preferred candidate. After the voters cast the official votes for president and vice president, the president with a minimum of 270 votes will win the election (Hutzler, 2024). The individuals who framed the Electoral College set it this way to help address the concerns that arise from direct democracy. For example, they feared that uninformed voters would suffer from executive branch domination and potential domination by the populated regions if they did not control it. The framers, therefore, incorporated an intermediary step, which helped to attain a deliberative process and balance it with the state influence within the federal governance. Even though people know there is an Electoral College and a popul...