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The Electoral College and be found in Article 2, Section 1, of the Constitution. It was created in 1787 and thought up by James Madison. The electoral college states that if a candidate wins a state then all of the state's electoral votes go to that state, but it’s more complex than that, it also states that the number of electors a state has is based on population. The electoral college also stated that a slave owner could count their slaves as ⅗ of a person when counting out total electors, therefore when counting up the number of representatives the southern states would have a distinct advantage over the northern states. The electoral college is bicameral legislature which means it involves two parts, the house of representatives, and the senate. The house of representatives is based solely on population, while each state has two senators. Many states use the “Winner-Take-All” system, this means that if one candidate wins 50.1% of a state, and another …show more content…
However, in many states, this isn’t the case at all. For example, in Wyoming, there are approximately 532,668 people, yet in that state, they have three electoral votes when technically they don’t even have enough people for one elector. In Wyoming, each elector represents 177,556 people, which is 387,01 less than many other states. Another example is Vermont, which has 621,270 people yet still has three electors. It also has only 207,090 per elector which is 358,076 less than the supposed number of people per elector. It’s not just the small states being over-represented though, for example, California has 36,756,666 people and 55 electors. Now 55 electors might seem like a lot but per elector, California has 668,303 people which are 103,137 more people than the amount supposed to be given. These statistics show that many smaller states are being overrepresented while some large states votes don’t count as
The Electoral College and be found in Article 2, Section 1, of the Constitution. It was created in 1787 and thought up by James Madison. The electoral college states that if a candidate wins a state then all of the state's electoral votes go to that state, but it’s more complex than that, it also states that the number of electors a state has is based on population. The electoral college also stated that a slave owner could count their slaves as ⅗ of a person when counting out total electors, therefore when counting up the number of representatives the southern states would have a distinct advantage over the northern states. The electoral college is bicameral legislature which means it involves two parts, the house of representatives, and the senate. The house of representatives is based solely on population, while each state has two senators. Many states use the “Winner-Take-All” system, this means that if one candidate wins 50.1% of a state, and another …show more content…
However, in many states, this isn’t the case at all. For example, in Wyoming, there are approximately 532,668 people, yet in that state, they have three electoral votes when technically they don’t even have enough people for one elector. In Wyoming, each elector represents 177,556 people, which is 387,01 less than many other states. Another example is Vermont, which has 621,270 people yet still has three electors. It also has only 207,090 per elector which is 358,076 less than the supposed number of people per elector. It’s not just the small states being over-represented though, for example, California has 36,756,666 people and 55 electors. Now 55 electors might seem like a lot but per elector, California has 668,303 people which are 103,137 more people than the amount supposed to be given. These statistics show that many smaller states are being overrepresented while some large states votes don’t count as