[Citizen College Season 8] Lecture2. Understanding the U.S. presidential electoral system

Electoral College, re-election, losing the popular vote… These are the words that come to mind when you think of presidential elections in the United States.

These words, which are not found in the Korean electoral system, make the American presidential election system unfamiliar.

Professor Woochang Kang, who gave a lecture, emphasized that the American election system does not need to be thought of as complicated and difficult.
Based on the historical background of the U.S. electoral system, Prof. Woo Chang Kang explained the qualifications for presidential candidacy stipulated by the U.S. Constitution,
The background and purpose of the formation of the Electoral College system, and noteworthy events in the history of American elections.
This lecture was an opportunity to expand the view of the U.S. presidential election system from the past to the present by intersecting the past and present.

Especially for citizens who are unfamiliar with the U.S. electoral system, the lecture used the relatively familiar Korean system as an example.
Korean political history to enhance their understanding of the U.S. electoral system, they responded with meaningful questions.
They asked questions such as ‘how to punish fraudulent electors’ and ‘what causes the disparity in state size and party support’.

Date and Time : 2nd, May, 2024. 10:00 ~ 12:00

Venue : Venue : room 201, Political Science and Economics Building, Korea University

Speaker : Professor Woo Chang Kang (PSIR, Korea University)