The Electoral College is the statutory system in the United States for the election of the President and the Vice President. In 1787 at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Constitution of the United States was created. Before the Constitutional Convention, the United States had been governed under the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation was a weak central government. At the Constitutional Convention, the Founding Fathers were trying to create a rule of …showed first 75 words of 1393 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1393 total…expensive plan of the group and there are a lot of weaknesses in the structure of it. The Electoral College system may not be perfect, but it has led to over 200 years of political stability. There have been some instances when a President has been elected even though he wasn’t the popular choice, but the positive aspects that are given to the election process by having the Electoral College far outweigh the few mistakes.