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Why did the framers decide against using the popular vote to elect the president?
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The Framers opposed choosing a President by popular vote because they felt that such a process would lead to "tumult and disorder." The idea of electing the head of state in any way was itself radical-- virtually all the countries of the world were ruled by people who inherited their position. Britain, from where most of the framers came, had a class system. There were lords or gentlemen who ruled , were educated and owned most of the land, and there were the common people who served the gentlemen.
They felt that the country was too large for voters to learn about the candidates.
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