How should a president be elected 8th grade history
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The document discusses the challenges the delegates faced in deciding how to choose the chief executive, later called the president. Some wanted a single powerful executive while others were concerned about concentrating too much power. They eventually settled on having a single elected president. There was debate around whether Congress or the people should vote, and some proposed the Electoral College as a solution where electors would vote for president rather than Congress or just the general public. The Electoral College system is still used today.
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