The Electoral College was created because “The delegates to the constitutional convention of 1787 feared that popular election of the president would make the office too powerful” (Patterson, 2013, p. 307). Also the Founder Fathers the Framers of the Constitution were afraid the citizen’s point of view could be manipulated by a dictator and become president (Shulman, n.d.). The Electoral College consist of 538 electors. On Election Day the 538 electors choose who is going to be the next President and Vice-President of the United States of America. Let’s find out in more details how the Electoral College works. The elections for the Presidency are held every four years, that is when every voter have the opportunity to choose a new candidate
