The Electoral College: How a President is Elected

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Instructions

DIRECTIONS: Watch the video and answer the attached questions. Write in complete sentences. 

From where did the Founding Fathers get the idea for the Electoral College?

What was one problem with presidential elections that the Founding Fathers were hoping to solve by creating the Electoral College?

What is an "elector", and what role do they play in presidential elections?

What "flaw" in the Electoral College did the 2000 presidential election expose?

How did checks and balances in the Federal government eventually decide the outcome of the 2000 presidential election?

How does the "winner-take-all" system impact who receives Electoral College votes?

What is one argument in favor of changing the Electoral College system of electing the President?

CLICK HERE for the main Pros and Cons of the Electoral College (there are three presented but many more exsist). You will use this article and the video (plus what you know from the Constitution) to answer the following short inquiry question. 

The Electoral College: How a President is Elected

From where did the Founding Fathers get the idea for the Electoral College?

What was one problem with presidential elections that the Founding Fathers were hoping to solve by creating the Electoral College?

What is an "elector", and what role do they play in presidential elections?

What "flaw" in the Electoral College did the 2000 presidential election expose?

How did checks and balances in the Federal government eventually decide the outcome of the 2000 presidential election?

How does the "winner-take-all" system impact who receives Electoral College votes?

What is one argument in favor of changing the Electoral College system of electing the President?

Do you think the Electoral College should be changed? Explain why or why not, using at least three examples to support your answer.