The Electoral College: Critical to Our Republic

ISBN-10: 0692896953
ISBN-13: 9780692896952
Series: The Electoral College
Pages: 49
Language: English
Published: 2017-08-30
Publisher: King's College Press
Author: Josiah Peterson

Description

The 2016 election triggered criticism of America's Electoral College. Opponents argue that it is time to do away with the Electoral College system, whose creation, they contend, was an accident of history in the first place. This small volume sets the record straight. In fact, the Electoral College was an ingenious creation of our Founders.The Founders designed the College to fit in with the rest of the federal system and preserve the division of powers, the moderating influence of states, and a republican government that respects the consent of the governed. The Electoral College represents a kind of insurance limiting the influence of demagoguery. As this quick, easy-to-read handbook shows, without the Electoral College, America would see more partisan and national grandstanding, not less.