Why did the founders decide to use the electoral college to elect the president rather than allowing congress or the people to directly elect the president?

They thought this would give people who lived in states with smaller populations, the same say as those that lived in states like California where there are many more people

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which time period is this? or is this story fictional, i'm going to need more info to answer this question

answer: andrew johnson

17th u.s. president

in what way were president abraham lincoln's and president andrew johnson's reconstruction plans similar? a)both reserved seats in the congress for former confederate war leaders. b)both granted voting rights to the newly freed slaves. d) both required southerners to support the thirteenth amendment to abolish

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