The way of electing the President in the presidential system in USA

[Krstanova]

I am making a project for my master degree and I would like to ask you a favor. It is about the way of electing the President in the presidential system in USA and I would like to make some surveys. Would you be kind and help me by filling this survey.
I am sure you will meet my request.
Yours faithfully
Ljubica Krstanova


1.   Sex
•   Male
•   Female
2.   Age
•   18-27
•   28-37
•   38-47
•   57 or more
3.   Education
•   High school
•   University degree
•   Master degree
•   Phd
4.   Employed
•   Yes
•   No
5.   Place of residence
6.   Are you an active member in some political party?
•   Yes
•   No
7.   Did you vote at the last elections for president in 2012?
•   Yes
•   No
8.   Do you consider this way of electing a president of USA is the reason for the low response?
•   Yes
•   No
9.   Do you thing that you as a citizen are directly included in the election of the president?
•   Yes
•   No
10.   Circle from 1 (the lowest) to 5 (the highest) to express your opinion about the direct influence of the citizens in the presidential elections.
•   1
•   2
•   3
•   4
•   5

11.   Do you consider the president should be elected by the electoral college?
•   Yes
•   No
12.   Do you thing that some changes are necessary in this way of electing the president?
•   Yes
•   No
13.   If you think so, please write down which one is it

[free my dawg]

Male
18-27
Starting a university degree
No
Millersville, PA
Yes
Yes
Yes
A small part.
3
No
Yes
National popular vote

[Stranger in a strange land]

1. Male
2. 28-37
3. Master degree
4. Yes
5. Falls Church, Virginia
6. Yes
7. Yes
8. Probably, but I would guess that it's a relatively minor factor
9. Yes
10. 3
11. No
12. Yes
13. Direct national popular vote, with a runoff between the top two vote-getters if no one candidate wins at least 40% of the vote in the first round.

[Citizen Hats]

1.   Sex
•   Male

2.   Age
•   18-27

3.   Education
•   University degree

4.   Employed
•   Yes

5.   Place of residence
Vancouver, Canada

6.   Are you an active member in some political party?
•   Yes

7.   Did you vote at the last elections for president in 2012?
•   Yes

8.   Do you consider this way of electing a president of USA is the reason for the low response?

•   No
9.   Do you thing that you as a citizen are directly included in the election of the president?
•   Yes

10.   Circle from 1 (the lowest) to 5 (the highest) to express your opinion about the direct influence of the citizens in the presidential elections.

•   4

11.   Do you consider the president should be elected by the electoral college?

•   No
12.   Do you thing that some changes are necessary in this way of electing the president?
•   Yes

13.   If you think so, please write down which one is it

Ranked ballot elections for president, with winner by instant runoff or condorcet

[ElectionsGuy]

1. Male
2. 18-27
3. High School
4. No
5. Milwaukee Suburbs
6. No
7. No
8. Yes
9. Yes
10. 2
11. No
12. Yes
13. Pure popular vote, plurality wins

[TJ in Oregon]

1. Male
2. 18-27
3. Master's Degree (current working on a PhD)
4. Yes (if you count the university)
5. Madison, WI
6. Yes if you mean voting, no if you mean going to meetings and working for a campaign
7. Yes
8. No
9. Yes
10. 2
11. Yes
12. Yes
13. We should have uniform voting standards, a unified database, and national voter ID's.

[Flake]

1. Male

2. 18-27

3. High School

4. Yes

5. Lake County, Florida

6. Yes

7. No

8. No


9. No

10.   Circle from 1 (the lowest) to 5 (the highest) to express your opinion about the direct influence of the citizens in the presidential elections.
•   1
•   2
•   3
•   [4]
•   5

11. No


12. Yes

13. Abolish the electoral college and let Presidential elections be decided by the national vote.

[LeBron]

1.   Sex
•   Male


2.   Age
•   18-27

3.   Education
•   University degree (Freshman at a community college)

4.   Employed
•   Yes (Retail store)

5.   Place of residence
Lakewood, Ohio
 
6.   Are you an active member in some political party?
•   Yes (Democratic Party)

7.   Did you vote in the last election for president in 2012?
•   Yes (For President Obama)

8.   Do you consider this way of electing a president of the USA is the reason for the low response?
•   No

9.   Do you think that you as a citizen are directly included in the election of the president?
•   No

10.   
•   4

11.   Do you think the president should be elected by the electoral college?
•   No

12.   Do you think that some changes are necessary in this way of electing the president?
•   Yes

13.   If you think so, please write down which one is it
What Flo said.

[Bojack Horseman]

Sex
•   Male

2.   Age
19

3.   Education
•   High school graduate, currently in college

4.   Employed
•   No
5.   Place of residence
Kalamazoo, MI
6.   Are you an active member in some political party?
•   Yes

7.   Did you vote at the last elections for president in 2012?
•   No, was 17 in 2012

8.   Do you consider this way of electing a president of USA is the reason for the low response?

•   No
9.   Do you thing that you as a citizen are directly included in the election of the president?
Yes and no. If I lived in Nevada, Iowa, Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin, then yes it would. However I live in Michigan, a solid blue state, so no, my vote does not matter.

10.   Circle from 1 (the lowest) to 5 (the highest) to express your opinion about the direct influence of the citizens in the presidential elections.

•   2


11.   Do you consider the president should be elected by the electoral college?
•   Yes

12.   Do you thing that some changes are necessary in this way of electing the president?
•   No

13.   If you think so, please write down which one is it