Electoral College Article

Facts/Details:

1. The Electoral College is malapportioned
2. Each State gets 2 electoral votes
3. The two party system does not help the electoral college
4. If a president wins the pop. vote, that does not mean he will win the electoral college vote
5. Many states have passed laws requiring electors to honor their pledge to the candidate who selected them.
6. No defection by electors has yet swung an election .
7. The only authority the Constitution grants the states is authority for the state legislature to determine the manner in which the electors are appointed.
8. Electoral votes are counted in the presence of both houses of congress.
9. Congress is authorized to resolve disputes over whose votes should be counted.
10. There was a serious push in 1969-1970 to abolish the Electoral College.

Questions:

1. How is it malapportioned?
2. How does the two party system contradict the electoral college?
3. what was the serious push in 1969-70?
4. How do most states appoint electors?
5. How many members are in the Electoral College?