The Framers created the Electoral College to address specific ...

[darbym82]

The Framers created the Electoral College to address specific concerns about executive selection and succession.
 
  Analyze how the Framers used the Electoral College to address those concerns, and present an argument on whether the Electoral College remains relevant in contemporary politics.

Question 2

The enactment of a supplemental foreign assistance appropriations act during the Vietnam War illustrates the ability of __________.
 
  A) the president to compel Congress to fund international organizations
  B) Congress to hold a president criminally responsible for war-time actions
  C) the president to force Congress to fund unpopular military actions
  D) Congress to use appropriations to constrain presidential war-making options

[dyrone]

Answer to Question 1

The ideal answer should:
a. Discuss the core concerns of the Framers surrounding executive selection by election, including whether individual citizens would be aware of qualified candidates for national office, whether population imbalances might lead to popular majorities in particular geographic regions dominating the selection process, and the Framers' lack of faith in the abilities of average citizens to understand the importance of the office and resist demagogic appeals by candidates.
b. Explain how the Framers sought to resolve those concerns by creating the Electoral College, which would correct mistakes made by a poorly informed electorate and ease the tensions that existed between small and large states.
c. Make an argument about whether the Electoral College still serves its core purposes, using relevant examples from contemporary politics.

Answer to Question 2

D

[darbym82]

Thank you

[dyrone]

No problemo