The electoral college is just one one.
2006-09-04 03:06:03 · 3 answers · asked by peacetrain 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Well, for one thing, representative government, rather than direct democracy. Also, they deliberately made a house of representatives and a senate to slow down the legislative process and avoid temporary popular demands for new legislation from being enacted. It allows a more thoughtful, deliberative process.
2006-09-04 03:30:25 · answer #1 · answered by Eric H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah Dr. Divided but that would only last about 60 days i believe. The reason it is there is if Congress is debating and a major decision on that needs to be made immediately. Can't think of too many. The electoral college should be gotton rid of but it hasn't messed up any elections in the past 50 years, in fact i think the last one it messed up was Andrew Jackson's election when he recieved the most votes at a slim 36% but the 1st runner-up was voted into the presidency by the House. But would Jackson still have won without the electoral college? I don't know (this is around the year of 1829)
2006-09-04 03:14:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only thing that comes to my mind is the ability of the office of President to commit the country to war, without Congress approval.
2006-09-04 03:09:47 · answer #3 · answered by Dr.Dividend 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋