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73A Method To Their Madness: Why the Electoral College Is Such A Monstrosity
Did the Framers create a monster when they created the Electoral College? Here I go back to the Constitutional Convention that created it. Fearful that our presidents might be tryants, the framers created a complicated system, but one that solved many problems of their time.
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78Electoral College Pros and Cons
The American Electoral College System is one of the most complex institutions in which a presidential election is decided. Popular vote technically does not elect the president, although electors in the...
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86US HIstory: President Ronald Reagan (1981 - 1988)
The Christian Science Monitor summed up the Reagan Presidency in the following words in 1997: Ronald Reagan's legacy was a fascinating mixture: lower inflation and higher deficits...reduced economic...and expanded social regulation...
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80US History: President Bill Clinton (1993 - 2000)
Bill Clinton was the last President of the United States in the 20th century. That's a definite milestone! Clinton's two terms were full of changes and controversies that strongly affected America in...
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64How Does the USA Presidential Election System Work
The reality is that we do not have a Presidential election. We have 50 individual elections, one for each of the states. And when you go to the polls and vote for the candidate of your choice, you are not...
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69The Devil Is In The Dimples, Mike Huckabee’s To Be Exact!
I'll be the first to admit that I know very little about theology and even less about politics but I know a great deal about hate and I recognize when the cards are being stacked against me. It would seem that...
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82US History: George H.W. Bush (1989 - 1992)
The Administration of President George HW Bush included two major military conflicts, the dissolution of the Soviet Union, an official end to the Cold War, American successes at the 1992 Winter and Summer Olympics, and many accomplishments by women, Blacks and Asians.
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81The US Electoral College and Election Reform
The US Electoral College... is not actually a college or any other facility of higher education. It is a system originally designed under the US Constitution, Article II and under the Constitutional...
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75Electoral College Simplified: A Quick Overview of How the Electoral College Works
Despite popular belief, the American public does not directly vote for the President of the United States. Instead, voters from each state cast their votes for "presidential electors" who are representatives...
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56A Brief Examination of the Electoral College
The electoral college really runs contrary to people who desire for a nationwide popular vote to decide the President. The battle against the electoral college is really about states' rights versus us being...
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