The weakness of our voting System
I have never convinced of the saying, “every vote counts,” when our founding fathers created this democracy they were distrustful of the masses. They designed the system to make sure citizens never had too much power, because if they did they would make mistakes. They set up the Electoral College so “wrong” votes could be corrected. Therefore, I believe that voting is not an effective form of political participation, because the voting system is flawed.
I believe each vote doesn’t count as much as it should because of the Electoral College. The Electoral College is the solution the delegates came up with when deciding how the nation was going to choose their president. This solution came about because, “ They did not think the people had enough information or wisdom,[and] they did not trust state legislators to put aside their own narrow concerns and think about national interest.( Monroe, p.62)” When you vote for the president you don’t actually vote for the president, you vote for electors who will then vote for president. This system was set up, so if the public ever made a “mistake” the electors could fix it. Therefore, the president is not always the candidate that the majority of people in America are in favor of. This problem was brought to …show more content…
Another flaw in the voting system is the winner take all system, it shuts out candidates that aren’t from the
I have never convinced of the saying, “every vote counts,” when our founding fathers created this democracy they were distrustful of the masses. They designed the system to make sure citizens never had too much power, because if they did they would make mistakes. They set up the Electoral College so “wrong” votes could be corrected. Therefore, I believe that voting is not an effective form of political participation, because the voting system is flawed.
I believe each vote doesn’t count as much as it should because of the Electoral College. The Electoral College is the solution the delegates came up with when deciding how the nation was going to choose their president. This solution came about because, “ They did not think the people had enough information or wisdom,[and] they did not trust state legislators to put aside their own narrow concerns and think about national interest.( Monroe, p.62)” When you vote for the president you don’t actually vote for the president, you vote for electors who will then vote for president. This system was set up, so if the public ever made a “mistake” the electors could fix it. Therefore, the president is not always the candidate that the majority of people in America are in favor of. This problem was brought to …show more content…
Another flaw in the voting system is the winner take all system, it shuts out candidates that aren’t from the