Multiple Choice
18. The Electoral College was originally established in order to
A) provide direct election of the president by the people, although its operation has had the opposite effect.
B) merely certify the results of the people’s choice for president and vice president.
C) give the nation’s elite, rather than the people directly, the power to choose the president and vice president.
D) insure high voter turnouts in elections throughout the country.
E) give legitimacy to the presidency, which was regarded suspiciously by most people as another potential monarchy.
Correct Answer:
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