p>DISCUSSION 1:
Reflect: As the textbook author asserts, the Framers intentionally designed a process for selecting presidents that would minimize the
president’s political power – the Electoral College. They hoped this institution would insulate the chief executive from the public
because they feared the power of presidents who might be elected by the people. However, the Electoral College has also spawned a long
ongoing debate about whether the Electoral College should be abandoned in favor of new methods, which would ensure that the candidate
elected has the most popular votes. The controversy over the Electoral College must be understood in order to better understand how and
why U.S. presidents are elected.
Write: In your initial post, summarize how the Electoral College works. Explain some of the main pros and cons in the debate about
whether to keep or abolish the current Electoral College process. In addition, evaluate one proposal to change how the system works
without formally abolishing it. Would this proposal effectively address some of the cons that you identified earlier in your post?
Please explain your response.
Fully respond to all parts of the question and write your response in your own words. Your initial post must be 200 to 250 words.
Support your position with APA citations from two or more of the assigned resources required for this discussion. Please be sure that
you demonstrate understanding of these resources, integrate them into your argument, and cite them properly.
DISCUSSION 2:
The executive and judicial branches of the U.S. national government often seem to operate independently and with little conflict. Many
laws are signed by the President and then implemented without a word from the judicial branch. However, there are times when executive
decisions are challenged by the judicial branch in a process called judicial review. In addition, there are times when a judicial
review has direct impact on your life. For example, when the Supreme Court declared the Affordable Care Act constitutional, many people
without health care insurance were finally able to purchase health care insurance. Additionally, when the Supreme Court declared
sections of the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, some of the constraints that prevented many gay and lesbian couples from
marrying were eliminated. Executive Order 13658 on February 20, 2014 also had a direct impact on many business people that contract
with the federal government by increasing the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour. Clearly, the actions of the executive and judicial
branches often directly affect our lives.
In your initial post, explain how and why the actions of the executive and/or judicial branches have personally affected your life.
Fully respond to all parts of the question. Write in your own words. Support your position with APA citations to two or more of the
assigned resources required for this discussion. Fully respond to all parts of the prompt and write your response in your own words.
Your initial post must be 200 to 250 words. Please be sure that you demonstrate understanding of these resources, integrate them into
your argument, and cite them properly.
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