That National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is an agreement between several US states and the District of Columbia that would
require member states to award all of their respective electoral college votes to the presidential candidate who wins the overall popular vote in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The compact was created in response to which of the following concerns with the electoral college? Group of answer choices
A. The electoral college vote can make the outcome of presidential elections appear more lopsided
B. The electoral college may hinder democracy because it is not the direct vote of the people
C. The electoral college gives too much influence over presidential elections to smaller states
D. Faithless electors do not vote for the candidates that they have pledged to support
The compact was created in response to B. The electoral college may hinder democracy because it is not the direct vote of the people.
<h3>What was the purpose of the national popular vote?</h3>
It should be noted that the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is an agreement that would require member states to award all of their respective electoral college votes to the presidential candidate who wins the overall popular vote.
This was important to ensure democracy and let citizens have a say in the affairs.
The Equal Pay Act made it illegal for men and women to be paid different salaries for the same job. However, the gender pay gap still exists due to women receiving far fewer high-paying jobs than men.
It would be in a "direct democracy" in which all citizens participate directly in the government, since they would vote on each individual matter directly instead of electing representatives to vote for them.
