Choosing a President: Understanding the Electoral College

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Lecture

Age Group:

Adults
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Recent presidential elections have reinvigorated talk of abolishing the Electoral College, an institution that has evoked controversy since its origins at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. Any useful discussion of the Electoral College must take into account both its origins and the way its operations have changed over time, but myths about this history abound. This presentation will identify and challenge the most prevalent of these myths.

Dr. Carolyn Dupont is a professor of history at Eastern Kentucky University.  This presentation is made possible by a partnership with the Kentucky Humanities.