1. The Electoral College: Federalism and Democracy
... in the name of states' rights (the federalist principle taking precedent over the democratic principle). This dichotomy between the population in a state and representation in the Electoral College not only proves ineffective in supporting democracy in America, but assumes that the division of government by the federalist principle should be relied on to reflect the views of the people more than the views of the people. Even when the popular vote, where the citizens of the nation ... democracy is having trouble being effective, the federalist principle should assist in its repair, not ...
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