Resolved: Direct popular vote should replace electoral vote in presidential elections.
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/about.html
The above web-site answers a lot of questions about the electoral college and should be read by ANYBODY doing this topic. Once you've read that, then it should help you with your case.
Some things to consider:
1. This is not a U.S.-specific topic. A few other democracies use an electoral system to elect their leader. While our electoral college is probably the one we are most familiar with, it will be important to keep in mind that the impact of an electoral college (or the abolishing of one) might have different effects in different countries.
2. This topic is a hybrid of sorts; a value topic dealing with policies. Not only should your cases and debates cover the implications of how practical a direct popular vote is, but they should also engage the value of a direct popular vote
This article can help get you started on points:
http://uselectionatlas.org/INFORMATION/INFORMATION/electcollege_procon.php
And this article covers some CURRENT developments in Pennsylvania:
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/09/analysis_electoral_proposal_la.html
Happy reading, folks!
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