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The Constitution and the 1824 Presidential Election Processes In all my readings on the Electoral College and the Constitution, I have found that there are several differences between what the Constitutions meant when the election process was defined and how the 1824 election interpreted them to...
Originally intended to combat the stiff competition between the North and South, the Electoral College is now unnecessary and is a threat to the current system of democracy because of the possibility of a minority president being elected, "faithless" Electors who are unconcerned with the d...