DISCUSSION 1:Reflect: As the textbook author asserts, the Framers intentionally designed a process for selecting presidents that would minimize thepresident’s political power – the Electoral College. They hoped this institution would insulate the chief executive from the publicbecause they feared the power of presidents who might be elected by the people. However, the Electoral College has also spawned a longongoing debate about whether the Electoral College should be abandoned in favor of new methods, which would ensure that the candidateelected has the most popular votes. The controversy over the Electoral College must be understood in order to better understand how andwhy U.S. presidents are elected.Write: In your initial post, summarize how the Electoral College works. Explain some of the main pros and cons in the debate aboutwhether to keep or abolish the current Electoral College process. In addition, evaluate one proposal to change how the system workswithout formally abolishing it. Would this proposal effectively address some of the cons that you identified earlier in your post?Please explain your response.Fully respond to all parts of the question and write your response in your own words. Your initial post must be 200 to 250 words.Support your position with APA citations from two or more of the assigned resources required for this discussion. Please be sure thatyou demonstrate understanding of these resources, integrate them into your argument, and cite them properly.DISCUSSION 2:The executive and judicial branches of the U.S. national government often seem to operate independently and with little conflict. Manylaws are signed by the President and then implemented without a word from the judicial branch. However, there are times when executivedecisions are challenged by the judicial branch in a process called judicial review. In addition, there are times when a judicialreview has direct impact on your life. For example, when the Supreme Court declared the Affordable Care Act constitutional, many peoplewithout health care insurance were finally able to purchase health care insurance. Additionally, when the Supreme Court declaredsections of the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, some of the constraints that prevented many gay and lesbian couples frommarrying were eliminated. Executive Order 13658 on February 20, 2014 also had a direct impact on many business people that contractwith the federal government by increasing the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour. Clearly, the actions of the executive and judicialbranches often directly affect our lives.In your initial post, explain how and why the actions of the executive and/or judicial branches have personally affected your life.Fully respond to all parts of the question. Write in your own words. Support your position with APA citations to two or more of theassigned resources required for this discussion. Fully respond to all parts of the prompt and write your response in your own words.Your initial post must be 200 to 250 words. Please be sure that you demonstrate understanding of these resources, integrate them intoyour argument, and cite them properly.