The electoral college would show the basic plan of government that was created over 200 years ago. The electoral college was a group of electors, who selected the president. And each state legislaturecould determine how that state's electors would be chosen. Hopefully that helps, i got it out of my textbook :)
The system of electing the president says that the framers viewed the abilities of the average citizen of the new nation with distrust. They chose the electoral college process to avoid mob rule.
The three methods of presidential election discussed by the framers of the Constitution include using electoral college, simply selecting the president, and electing directly. As of 2014, the president is elected using the electoral college.
What was the purpose of the Electoral College when the Framers wrote the Constitution?
They instead used an electoral college to prevent a majority mob rule
The framers wanted a presidency that could withstand intense popular pressure. It set out to accomplish this by having the president elected via the electoral college.
The three methods of the presidential election discussed by the framers of the Constitution were; Congressional selection, direct vote of the people and electoral college. In the end electoral college won out.
The parties have converted the electoral college, the group that makes the formal selection of the nation's president, from what the framers intended into a "rubber stamp" for each state's popular vote in presidential elections.
There was a vote on who the framers thought would do the best and George Washington got the most votes
The Founding Fathers were afraid of "mobocracy" and were more conservative. They wanted to make sure that the majority of uneducated people wouldn't always necessarily rule. Even senators were originally elected by the House of Representatives in the early days.
Selected by congress, direct vote of the people, electoral college.
Selected by congress, direct vote of the people, electoral college
The way the electoral college functions today differs from the Framers intentions because the electors are just used as "rubber stamps." They are expected to vote automatically for their party's candidates for President and Vice President. In short, the electors go through the form set out in the constitution in order to meet the letter of the Constitution, but their behavior is a far cry from its original intent.