14. 270 wouldtwo to 17 be declared the winner. We are still waiting for results from alaska and pennsylvania. Professors the bait whether to keep or eliminate the Electoral College. This runs 1. 5 hours. Thank you. Thanks so much, anthony, and thank you to the Federalist Society for hosting this debate at its annual faculty conference. Thank you. Thanks so much, anthony, and thank you to the Federalist Society for hosting this debate at its annual faculty conference. I im delighted to be here with two distinguished scholars to moderate this debate on the question should the Electoral College be as you are aware, the constitution establishes an Electoral College for choosing the president meeting in their respective states, the electors vote by ballot for the president and Vice President. Federalist 68 that the Electoral College will provide a practicable obstacle 2 intrigue and corruption, he said that it would impose capable discernment for deliberation over the selection of the presi
Thank you to the federal society for hosting this debate at. Im delighted to be here for the question, should the Electoral College be abrogated . Electoral college choosing a president. In their respective states electors choose wedding for president and Vice President. Electoral college would provide Vice President Alexander Hamilton wrote in federalist 68 that the Electoral College would provide a practicable obstacle to cabal intrigue and corruption. He said that it would interpose capable men of discernment for deliberation over the selection of the president. Moreover, hamilton thought the system best designed to prevent tumult and disorder. Debates about the Electoral College once again emerged over the desirability of our constitutions method for selecting the president. So this debate is an important one about our republic. And about our constitutional form of government. It raises questions of principle. What are the values to be promoted in a democratic republic . In a feder
This is an american city. A city that is not very large. Not very rich. Not very old. It is situated in the western part of the United States. In california. Its name is riverton. The woman in the car is mrs. Dawson, one of rivertons 15,000 residents. She is pirincipal of Public School number two but today there will be no classes held here, for this is election day. This classroom is one of the 130,000 places the country over in which american citizens are going to cast their votes today. This is the table where the voters names will be checked. A locked ballot box, and the polling booth. Here it is in the privacy of this curtain space that the American Voters every four years on the first tuesday after the first monday in november choose their national government. Here comes the colleagues on the election board at riverton seventh precinct each represent wung of the Major Political parties. Mr. Schwartz is a republican and worked for the street car company. Also a housewife and democ
Coming up on American History tv, in 1945 film from the u. S. Office of war information. But how americans voted in the 1944 president ial election. In which franklin will roosevelt on his fourth term as president. It is Early Morning of the first tuesday of november. This is an american city. A city that is not very large, not very rich are not very old. It is situated in the western part of the United States. In california. Its name is revert and. The woman in the car is mr. Dotson one of the 15,000 residents. Shes principle of Public School number two. Today there will be no classes healthier. For this is election day. Classroom is one of the 130,000 places in which american citizens are going to cast their votes today. This is the table where the voters names will be checked. A lot ballot box and the polling booth. Here it is in the privacy of this curtain space that the American Voters could vote every four years and choose their national government. Here comes mrs. Dawsons collea
That is not very large, not very. The westerned in part of the United States, in california. Its name is riverton. Missesan in the car is dawson, one of rivertons 15,000 residents. She is principle of Public School number two, but today there will be no classes held here, for this is election day. This classroom is one of the 130,000 places in the country in which american citizens are going to cast votes today. This is the table where the voters names will be checked. The locked ballot box and the polling booth. Here it is, in the privacy of this curtained space that americans vote every four years on the first tuesday after the first monday in november, to choose the national government. Mrs. Dawsons representingach one of the Major Political parties. As schwartz, democrat, works 1st street works for streetcar company. His wife is democrat. They have known each other for years. First, they were among the they remove the last traces of their campaign activities, their party buttons. T