... jeopardy. (Pierce 39). The members of the Congress recognized this and the danger it posed to the system of democracy. Alexander Hamilton, co-author of the Federalist Papers, acknowledged this hazard and stressed in the Federalist Papers No. 68 that unlike Congress, or any other permanent body with duties beyond electing the President, the Electoral College should be free to act without ... entrusted directly to the people." (Pierce 41). James Madison, Gouverneur Morris and James Wilson were three of the few delegates who did favor a direct election of the President. However, they were ...

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... . This representation system allows for the administration to remain in the hands of those thought to be more judicious and more enlightened. James Madison holds a strong view regarding the power in the hands of the more enlightened as expressed in The Federalist. "The effect is to refine and enlarge the public views, by passing them through the medium of a chosen body of citizens ... the public voice, pronounced by the representatives of the people will be more consonant to the public good than if pronounced by the people themselves, convened for the purpose." (The Federalist #10, 1787)...

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