1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
drek231 [11]
3 years ago
11

Does the Electoral College still make sense for today's election? Why or why not?

Social Studies
1 answer:
Y_Kistochka [10]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

Explanation:

The true false question is false. A candidate can have fewer votes than his opponent and still be elected President of the United States. If my memory serves me correctly, I believe John Kennedy was one example. I believe that Trump is another.

The Electoral College was a good idea when the States were first deciding the President because communication was very poor and it made sense to have a body that represented the individual states.

I don't think it is a particularly good idea now. The winner of an election (without getting into the mail in Ballads problem) should be half the votes plus 1.  We have good enough communications that elections can be determined just by counting all the votes cast. The Electoral College puts too much emphasis on places like Texas Florida New York and California. The rust belt becomes important because the most populous states are split.

Popular vote should decide.

You might be interested in
Does the 12th amendment allow electors to cast one ballot for President and Vice President?
vichka [17]
Yes, this is correct:
Specifically, it is provided for in the following text of the Twelfth Amendment

" they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President"

In practice, the vice president is often the running-mate.
5 0
3 years ago
Ms. Costello suspects that several of her students cheat on assignments and tests. What actions might she take if she wants to r
Ksju [112]

Answer:She must give them a reasonable amount of work that challenges students without making them feel overwhelmed by the quantity of the work that they have to do.

Explanation:

Student will sometimes feel overwhelmed when they have a lot of work to study and because of this they feel like they will never finish and the only short cut for them is to consider cheating as the way out.

However if she can give them less amount of work this will make them feel at ease and maybe trust in their own capabilities to finish that amount of work .

8 0
3 years ago
The first three digits of a university phone exchange are 452. If all the sequences of the remaining four digits are equally lik
igomit [66]
7x6x5x4/10! = 1/4320
4 0
3 years ago
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.
adelina 88 [10]
From the options, I find two that are potentially good, as the other ones actually include small inconsistencies which make them false: (e.g. the islands surrouding Ithaka lie not only to south and east
 
Dulichium, Same, and Zacynthus are all visible to Ithaca
Odysseus holds his home very close to his heart.

Of these two the more relevant is the following, and I think it's also the correct option:

Odysseus holds his home very close to his heart.

it provides an argument why he things that it's a good place to grow up



7 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
I Point<br> Which of the following are fossil fuels?<br> Check all that apply.
lions [1.4K]

Answer:

energy provision; coal, oil and natural gas

Explanation:

8 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • At work, John eats alone, avoids socializing with his coworkers, and has yet to make it to any company picnics or gatherings. Si
    13·2 answers
  • Self-serving bias can be adaptive in that it A. enables us to exhibit realistic optimism about our futures. B. decreases our vul
    7·1 answer
  • Which ICS Section is responsible for checking in and tracking all resources assigned to the incident and their status (assigned,
    9·2 answers
  • What makes a good thesis?
    13·1 answer
  • Which of the following does not show how a settlement uses resources to build a civilization?
    8·1 answer
  • The railrosf caused thr development of what Georgia city?
    6·1 answer
  • When a citizen is required to appear in a court, he is served with a what
    9·2 answers
  • What were the effects of Jim Crow laws in Georgia? Check all that apply. Communities became racially integrated. African America
    6·2 answers
  • What is the purpose of having air pollution laws?
    14·2 answers
  • Kevin is participating in a study in which he is placed inside a tube-shaped machine and then asked to look at photographs of pe
    9·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!