Safeguard: An Electoral College Story
Consider the possibility that an action you took had unforeseen ramifications that you were completely unaware of. Safeguard: That is the issue posed in an Electoral College Story regarding presidential elections. What exactly is the system's operation? How about if we modified the rules? What would happen then. In the United States Constitution, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison collaborated on the creation and defense of the Electoral College system. Democratization takes place in phases, with each state participating individually. Rather than concentrating on a single region or group of population centers, candidates are forced to reach out throughout the entire country as a result. Presidents are also prevented from exerting control over elections, including their own reelection campaigns, by the Constitution. Steve Forbes, a publisher and past presidential candidate, as well as Princeton historian Allen Guelzo and a number of other experts, explain why we have the Electoral College, what it does, and what might happen if it were abolished.
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