The Electoral College

Electoral College:
The Electoral College consists of 538 elected representatives who get voted by the people of the state. They are the ones who formally choose who the President and Vice President of the United States is. The elected Electors who get in the Electoral College are technically free to vote for anyone who is running. But in pledge they have to vote for the specific candidate which the states popular vote favored for. Each candidate must atleast have 270 electoral votes in order to win the Presidency.

Strengths:
Some people argue that the Electoral College is an important and unique quality of the federal system, which protects the rights of the smaller states. Many constitutional amendments have been shown in Congress looking for a different way to vote--a direct popular vote; however no proposal has ever successfully passed both houses.

Weakness:
Some candidates can fail to get the popular vote by all the states, but still win the election. Due to the Electoral College who do not vote correctly, according to each states popular vote--this has happened in 1876, 1888 and 2000. People argue that the Electoral College is undemocratic and gives the swing states (states that are undecided where the candidates have no overwhelming support) unfair influence in voting for the President and Vice President.