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... Electoral College Shortcomings It is easy to find fault with the Electoral College system of choosing the President . The original plan anticipated that leading citizens chosen electors as free agents would select an outstanding ...
... Electoral College Shortcomings It is easy to find fault with the Electoral College system of choosing the President . The original plan anticipated that leading citizens chosen electors as free agents would select an outstanding ...
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... electoral votes . Nor would it add anything to presidential responsiveness and responsibility . The proposal has generated no great enthusiasm , but it was revived in 1965 by President ... Electoral 1960 Stevenson THE ELECTORAL PROCESS 191.
... electoral votes . Nor would it add anything to presidential responsiveness and responsibility . The proposal has generated no great enthusiasm , but it was revived in 1965 by President ... Electoral 1960 Stevenson THE ELECTORAL PROCESS 191.
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... electoral votes became President , and the second highest became Vice President . This scheme caused a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr in 1800 . Although the electors clearly intended that Jefferson should be President and ...
... electoral votes became President , and the second highest became Vice President . This scheme caused a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr in 1800 . Although the electors clearly intended that Jefferson should be President and ...
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