Electoral College Dbq Analysis

The land of the free and the home of the brave is not as free or brave as one might think. The voting that takes place during the presidential election is not an accurate representation of what the free world wants; and if the citizens of this nation do not take a stand against this injustice then the United States is not the home of the brave either. The nationalism behind the Electoral College is vacant. Over the course of the two hundred years that this country was born the American citizens would stop at nothing to receive the rights that were finally granted to them, one of which includes popular sovereignty where the majority rules and allows all citizens to have a say in the government. The American citizens need to preserve the rights

Alexander Hamilton was a federalist, meaning he advocated the ideology of strong national power as opposed to more individual state power. Hamilton stated “...that the immediate election should be made by men most capable of analyzing the qualities adapted to the station…” (Doc. 1) meaning he wanted only the elites to vote because they were the only ones “capable of analyzing” what was best for the country. Although this was a spectacular processes in the past when most citizens were not properly educated and could not decipher what had to be done for themselves let alone for the entire country. However, in today's society the American citizens are educated with the basics of politics and they are aware what is best for them. Considering that this county was founded on individuality, the country vote needs to be by the individual needs of each citizen. To get a proper representation of what the citizen needs the electoral college must be abolished. This system is only cheating the american people by not

Voting for one's future leader is an immense responsibility and a strong government move that was ahead of its time when first established. As Abraham Lincoln once said “The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” The Electoral College must be abolished in order for every citizen's ballot to be stronger than the bullet. Democracy will be a virtue that this country will always be privileged enough endure for it is the foundation of America. The Electoral College however is only impeding the the democratic nationalism. The Electoral College does not prove to be an accurate representation of the American people, therefore even the republic that is in place is taking away one of the basic principles that was bestowed upon America. Popular sovereignty must be effective on a national level as opposed to the state level. Although the popular vote of the Electoral College does take popular votes it does not take it on the national level. That is the problem of this system and because there is no impeccable way of mending this wretched system, it has to be abolished for the sake of all american