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Posted by jere on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 11:11pm.

which of the following is one criticism of the electoral college system
a. it underrepresents the smaller states
b. the winner of he popular vote might not win the presidency
c. it identifies the winner of the presidential election with certainty
d. it is unconstitutional
a

government - drwls, Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 12:23am
No. The answer is b.
Because every state gets 2 electors automatically, plus its number of representatives in the House, smaller states have MORE representation than they would have based on population alone.

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