I was helping my daughter with her civics class. They are studying the Presidency and its powers right now.
Her school book has plenty of pictures of Bill Clinton. None of Bush 1 or Bush 2 or Reagan - go figure.
They list THREE mistakes in the electoral college.
1) That the electoral college can pick someone different
than the popular vote.
2) That the electors are not forced to choose the same
person as their states popular vote.
3) That in a tie, the election is decided by the House
of Representatives.
Funny, but I see all of these things as virtues and merits in the design - not as MISTAKES.
mega dittoes
Do they really call them "mistakes" in the text? What is the name of that textbook? That's horrible.