I took the required Government class in high school back in 1978. I still remember the teacher explaining that the reason behind the electoral college was that the government did not trust the intelligence of the general population to elect the president, so the "educated" electoral college was a way to insure that the proper candidate became president. He explained that it was an outdated notion that should be scrapped because Americans are now "smart enough" to democratically vote for the president.
I wonder if students are still being lied to, having no idea of the real reason behind the electoral college. It would be a lot easier to scream for the abolishment of the electoral college if you don't know WHY it truly exists in the first place. Too many people BLINDLY believe what they are taught, or what they read, or what they hear.
I wonder if students are still being lied to, having no idea of the real reason behind the electoral college. It would be a lot easier to scream for the abolishment of the electoral college if you don't know WHY it truly exists in the first place. Too many people BLINDLY believe what they are taught, or what they read, or what they hear.