1. The Electoral College: Federalism and Democracy
... by violating one of the principles, democratic or federalist. So, unfairly, democracy is undermined in the name of efficient government, primarily because of the Electoral College, which embodies the American precedent that federalist comes before democracy when it should be the other way around. The unequal distribution of democracy, due to the process of electing presidents through the Electoral College ... and the political beliefs of citizens of Illinois are undermined in the name of states' rights (the federalist principle taking precedent over the democratic principle). This dicho...
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