Anti-Federalist Critiques of the Electoral College during the Ratification Debates

• In Event: American Constitutional Development

Brief Overview

Through ratification records of The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution, Anti-Federalist criticisms of the Electoral College are shown. Contrary to claims of framers & scholars, it was highly criticized during ratification.

Authors

• Michael Todd Rogers, Arkansas Tech University

• Alexandria Dawn Cisco, Arkansas Tech University