Refer to the Newsela article "PRO/CON: Should We Abolish the Electoral College?" Read the text under the heading "CON: Keep Protecting Our Smaller States from Bigger States."

The author makes the claim that the Electoral College has been successful over the course of its history.

How does the author effectively support this claim?

by explaining how the Electoral College has reflected the popular vote

by describing the reasons why people want to change the system

by explaining why larger states and smaller states should be treated the same

by describing the Constitution’s provisions for the Electoral College