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 law governing the election of a President
             in a nation that was made up of thirteen large and small states who were jealous of the
             rights and powers each possessed. They were suspicious of any central government. The
             framers of the Constitution regarded the Electoral College as part of a method for electing
             the President indirectly by the people. The Electoral College system was established in
             Article II, Section I of the United States Constitution. The Electoral College was created
             for several different reasons. Before the Electoral College was assembled, there was a
             weak two-party system which could have allowed for a divide in the vote. A candidate
             that most of the popular vote didn't prefer could become the President if there were many
             regional candidates. There was a lack of information about candidates at that time
             because the nation contained only four million people cast up and down the Atlantic coast
             and they had a difficult time traveling and communicating. There was a need to have a
             strong leadership for the head of our government. The Electoral College settled the
             problem of the distrust between common men in making a good selection for President.
             The Electoral College works in a straightforward way. It requires a distribution of
             popular support to be elected president. The American people do not actually vote for the
             President on election day but, rather, we vote for a slate of E...