What Did the Framers Mean to Accomplish by Indirect Election

question 59

Multiple Choice

What did the framers mean to accomplish by indirect election of the president?

• A) to make a more independent and powerful chief executive
• B) to bind the president to the will of the people
• C) to make the president responsible to state and national legislatures
• D) to create an imperial presidency to counter the power of Congress
• E) to increase the strength and influence of political parties

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