... only receive as much power as their populations indicate (the democratic principle taking precedent over the federalist principle), the state government are empowered by 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 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 princi...

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