The electoral college is a system that balances the power each state has in electing the next president. The electoral college makes it so that the smaller populated states electoral votes count more in the election than if we used the popular vote to elect the president(doc4). If we did not have the electoral college the states with the larger populations would have all the control in deciding who would win the election. This system would be based on the popular vote, which would get rid of the electoral college and the electors and whichever candidate got the most votes would be the next …show more content…
constitution. The founding fathers could see that the use of the popular vote could become a problem in later elections so they created the electoral college. The founding fathers created the electoral college because they were scared someone evil could manipulate the public and come become the president. The United States, still need the electoral college in place so that it can continue protecting the United States from tyrants. The electoral college has stood the test of time and is the reason why presidents get elected. The United States needs the electoral college to protect the United states from tyrant candidates and to balance the power states have in the