In 1787 at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the

Constitution of the United States was created. Before the Constitutional Convention, the

United States had been governed under the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of

Confederation was a weak central government. At the Constitutional Convention, the

Founding Fathers were trying to create a rule of law governing the election of a President

in a nation that was made up of thirteen large and small states who were jealous of the

rights and powers each possessed. They were suspicious of any central government. The

framers of the Constitution regarded the Electoral College as part of a method for electing

the President indirectly by the people. The Electoral College system was established in

Article II, Section I of the United States Constitution. The Electoral College was created

for several different reasons. Before the Electoral College was assembled, there was a

weak two-party system which could have allowed for a divide in the vote. A candidate

that most of the popular vote didn't prefer could become

for presidency in the election of 1800. As a result of this election, the 12th Amendment

Column. 10 Nov. 2000. http://www.house.gov/boehner/2000/001110c.htm (15 Jan.

electoral votes. The electors, in voting for Jefferson or Burr, had not specified whether

President. The next plan is the District Plan. Who ever wins the popular vote of that

May 1996, http://www.nara.gov/fedreg/elctcoll/ec-artcl.html (13 Dec. 2000).

President on election day but, rather, we vote for a slate of Electors who are pledged to

electoral votes. This is the best plan for representing minorities and it corrects most of the

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