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Four Close U.S. Presidential Elections
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Four Close U.S. Presidential Elections
Discusses 12th Amendment to the Constitution (the Electoral College) & elections of 1824, 1876, 1888 & 2000.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages) |
3 sources |
2001
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"The Electoral College has served its purpose under the Constitution for more than 150 years. It has operated quietly, smoothly and effectively, so much so that the general public is hardly aware of its existence except when there is a close election (Hoffman, 935).The most complicated bit of governmental machinery which the modern world has to exhibit is that which is employed in the selection of the chief executive officer...for the United States...It is almost marvelous that any people should have preserved political unity for a century under such a loose and decentralized system of election of its chief..."
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