Multiple Choice. What is the purpose of the Electoral College in the election of the President?(1 point)

Question

Responses

To provide an additional layer of protection against tyranny
To provide an additional layer of protection against tyranny

To serve as an advisory body to Congress
To serve as an advisory body to Congress

To directly elect the President by popular vote
To directly elect the President by popular vote

To ensure equal representation of states in the election process

Answer 1

The correct response is:

To provide an additional layer of protection against tyranny

This reflects the original intent behind the establishment of the Electoral College as a mechanism to balance the interests of populous states with those of less populous states and to prevent any single group from having undue influence over the election of the President.