One of the greatest ideas our forefathers had when they wrote the constitution was the Electoral College. There was much debate and deliberation over how a president should be elected into office. The founding fathers had many different aspects to consider when making their decisions, including how it would affect our country in the future. Our forefathers, over two hundred years ago, took the initiative to discern, create, and put into law an effective means …showed first 75 words of 2866 total…

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