Established in Article II of the Constitution, the Electoral College was created as a compromise between those who wanted the people to elect the president and those who wanted Congress to elect the president. This system calls on the people to vote for electors who will in turn vote to determine who gets the presidency. These electors would be chosen by each state party committee and would be equal to the number of senators and representatives from each state (Document 2). In the late 1700s, Alexander Hamilton, a man involved in the creation of the Constitution and the Federalist Papers, argued that it would be a good idea and favored it because he believed it was best for educated citizens to vote for the greatest number. powerful man of the country as opposed to the common man (Document 1). Despite its reasoning, the Electoral College has a big problem. The Electoral College is actually not fair and equitable in electing the President because it does not faithfully represent the people, does not follow the will of the people, and only supports the two major political parties. The Electoral College is unfair because it does not represent people fairly. For example, Wyoming is guaranteed three electoral votes thanks to its three representatives in Washington. This means that its population is divided into three electoral votes, so that each group of 134,783 residents gets one electoral vote. On the other hand, California has 55 electoral votes, so each group of 410,647 residents gets one electoral vote. This means that each California resident gets 1/410,647 of the electoral votes. This is significantly less than a Wyoming resident receiving 1/134,783 of an electoral vote (Document 4). Due to the difference...... middle of paper ...... get all the electoral votes needed to reach 270 electoral votes, making it extremely difficult for them to win the presidency. This is unfair as third-party candidates have a harder time getting enough electoral votes. As the examples presented in the essay show, the Electoral College is not a fair and equitable way to elect the president. It allows a presidential candidate to win the presidency by obtaining a majority of the electoral votes instead of a majority of the popular votes. This is because some people's votes are worth more than others. Even though the electoral college system has been in place since the birth of this nation, it is seriously outdated because it is not fair. In fact, there is already talk of abolishing this system for these reasons and with petitions already filed to try to get rid of it, the fall of the Electoral College may not be far away..