Why Did the Founders Create the Electoral College

question 89

Multiple Choice

Why did the Founders create the Electoral College?

• A) To ensure that they could rig presidential elections in favor of the highest bidder
• B) To ensure that the masses of voters, who could be manipulated, could not directly elect the president
• C) To create a sense of fairness in the electoral process
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Inhibitory Transmitter

A type of neurotransmitter that decreases the likelihood of the neuron it binds to firing an action potential.

Arousal

A physiological and psychological state of being awake or reactive to stimuli, often related to motivation and alertness.

Postsynaptic Neuron

The postsynaptic neuron is the neuron that receives a signal (neurotransmitter) across a synapse from another neuron, essential for the transmission of electrical signals in the nervous system.

Synapse

The junction between two neurons where transmission of nerve impulses occurs through chemical messengers called neurotransmitters.