Which of the Following Is Often Advanced as a Reason

question 69

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is often advanced as a reason to keep the Electoral College system in place?

• A) The Constitution prevents states from determining the distribution of their Electoral College votes.
• B) It would be impossible to determine a winner if no candidate received a majority of the popular vote.
• C) Small states have more influence than they would in a direct popular election.
• D) Americans would not like it if a candidate won on the basis of the popular vote alone.
• E) It would be more difficult to determine who had won a plurality of votes.

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