06/01/2026
The Constitution Minute
SECTION I: The Constitutional Convention
Episode 104: The Electoral College is Born
James Madison's original vision for the chief of the executive branch was that a president would be elected by the Congress. But as the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia wore on, the delegates, including Madison himself, came to believe that the president as a creature of the Congress would negatively impact the separation of power among the branches. Thus Madison was moved to propose what would come to be called the Electoral College.
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