The framers of the U.S. Constitution realized that tyranny can be the result of either the combination of power in the hands of the few or in the unrestrained radical mood swings of the populace. To protect against both extremes, the Founders set up a system of “separation of powers” and “checks and balances.” One of these checks is the Electoral College.

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