A major criticism of the electoral college system has been that (1) party loyalty is weakened after a presidential election (2) electors frequently fail to vote for a candidate (3) members of the electoral college are appointed for life terms (4) a president may be elected without receiving the majority of the popular vote

(4) a president may be elected without receiving the majority of the popular vote.

Explanation:

An electoral college system consists of a group of electors who are saddled with the responsibility of electing both the vice president and the president.

Each states of the United States of America has electors in the electoral college system while the District of Columbia has three (3) electors.

The electoral college system was established in Article II, Section I of the Constitution of the United States of America.

The authors of the Constitution of the United States of America created the electoral college system due to the fact that they didn't trust the judgment of the common people in electing the President of USA.

However, a major criticism of the electoral college system has been that, a president may be elected without receiving the majority of the popular vote.

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