Compare and contrast the electoral college process outlined

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Case Study: By now it's routine. At least since the tight and controversial Bush-Gore election of 2000 every presidential election cycle is ?lled with op-eds and think pieces about the relevance (or irrelevance) of the Electoral College, one of the most unique components of America's national political system. How does the Electoral College ?t into the American model of representation? It's an integral part of Article II of the Constitution's presidential election process, so clearly the framers of the Constitution thought it was relevant to the representation question. Today, that reasoning is largely obscured by arguments like, "States like Wyoming shouldn't have more say in an presidential elections than California." Though people routinely call for the abolishment of the Electoral College, that can only be done by amending the Constitution (a notoriously hard process). So are there alternatives? One of the most popular "reform" efforts targeting the Electoral College is the National Popular Vote Interstate Compa_ct. E» This compact, is a state-level effort to convert state election laws to award Electors to the winner of the national vote rather than the winner of the state-level vote in presidential elections. Such a measure leaves the Electoral College in tact, but substantially changes how Electoral votes are tallied.

Questions: For this essay: Compare and contrast the Electoral College process outlined in Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution and that outlined in the National Popular Vote Compact Bill. 3» How do the two approaches to the Electoral College understand repre

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