Written by Alexander Hamilton the the merits of the Electoral College. THE mode of appointment of the Chief Magistrate of the United States is almost the only part of the system, of any consequence, which has escaped without severe censure, or which has received the slightest mark of approbation from its opponents. The most plausible of these, who has appeared in print, has even deigned to admit that the election of the President is pretty well guarded.1 (Links to an external site.) I venture somewhat further, and hesitate not to affirm, that if the manner of it be not perfect, it is at least excellent. It unites in an eminent degree all the advantages, the union of which was to be wished for.

According to Hamilton, the Electoral College will

A) Protect America from poor leadership.

B) Protect America from foreign armies.

C) Educate citizens on the election process.

D) Protect the Judicial Branch from the Executive Branch