The electrocal college determines the vice president and president. Each state is given two votes in the college, as well as extra seats based on the states population. What is the purpose of distribution.

Question

A. To ensure that the best canidate is elected
B. To ensure the president is supported by most citizens
C. To ensure the president equally represents small states and large states
D. To ensure that the president best represents the more populated states

Answer 1

The correct answer is C. To ensure the president equally represents small states and large states.

The Electoral College was designed to balance the influence of populous states with less populous ones, ensuring that smaller states have a fair representation in the election of the president. Each state, regardless of population, gets a minimum of three electoral votes (two for its senators and at least one for its representative), which gives smaller states more influence relative to their population size compared to larger states.