... the United States now faces compared to when it was created by the founding fathers. The Electoral College is an outdated system of election that misrepresents the people of the United States today. The college was created in a time where communication was limited. Treason, tyranny, and oppression from foreign countries were still a serious threat. In order to protect the people and the institution ... elect representatives to represent them in the in the overall government. For example, if the people of the state of Florida vote in the election between the two candidates Bush and Gore,...

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... view points in Massachusetts Senator Daniel Webster's 1833 speech "The Constitution Not a Compact Between Sovereign States" and Abel Upshur's 1833 pamphlet An Exposition of the Virginia Resolutions of 1978. Webster viewed Nullification almost as an act of treason and greatly objected it. Upshur believed that Nullification was an, individual states right and supported it deeply. Webster's views and theories oppose the beliefs ... unconstitutional. Webster says "If the Constitution is a government existing over all the states, though with limited powers, it is necessarily follows, that to...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate