Read the following debate piece by writers of the National Conference of State Legislatures—“The Electoral System Preserves Needed Checks and Balances” by Trent England, and “Winner-Take-All Ignores the Will of Too Many Voters” by Christopher Pearson

https://www.ncsl.org/state-legislatures-news/details/debating-the-electoral-college

Analyze the works separately and identify the major theories that are prevalent in each and provide examples as quotations. What are the main ideas of each work? What does each author view as the main reasons to either keep or remove the Electoral College? Why?

Finally, identify which of the arguments is the most compelling and why

You should have between 3 to 5 page.

DO NOT USE AI RESOURCES!! If you use AI, you will fail.

Cite using the following format—(England, page 1, 2, or 3) or (Pearson, page 3, 4, or 5)

This assignment must be typed, double spaced Times New Roman Font Size 12. Proofread your essay carefully for logic errors, extraneous sentences and general mistakes. If you commit more than 5 proofreading errors, I will stop reading and you will earn a grade of F for this assignment. Proofreading errors include (among others): Misspelled or misplaced words (ex- There/Their/They’re),

The use of contractions

Fragmentary sentences

NOTE—These examples are not the entirety of potential mistakes, there are others forms for which you will be penalized. In essence, your essay should be as close to perfect as possible, so that I am left to evaluate your thoughts, not your sentences!