Electoral College Design Leverages Three-Fifths Compromise to Amplify Slave State Power
Constitutional Convention delegates finalize the Electoral College system for selecting presidents, resolving months of contentious debate between those favoring congressional selection and those supporting direct popular vote. The compromise creates an indirect election method where each state …
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