In the book, “The Choice of the People? Debating The Electoral College”, by Judith A. Best, her thesis is one in defense of the Electoral College system. She describes it as a “complex majority rule system” that allows for increased participation of the minority and an “extraordinary majority.” Her statement, is as follows; “The electoral vote system is the very model of our federal system. If the federal principle is legitimate (and I think it is) then it is just as legitimate in the selection of the president as in the selections of the Congress.”1 The author is writing this work in response to many critics of the Constitution, and more specifically the Electoral College and the electoral vote system. Some of these critics are the American Bar Association, League of Women Voters, and many other factions of other political interest groups. They mostly argue that the electoral vote system is undemocratic and indefensible. Judith Best argues that not only is the system democratic and federal, but “it is a model of the American constitutional democracy.”2
The author points out that the Electoral College, (which usually arises in a debate during the course of any significant election, especially for the presidency) survives for numerous reasons. She points out that is the most heavily challenged part of the Constitution putting it at the top of the list for historical efforts to amend it. The main reason this aspect survives is that most individuals and citizens don’t know what the Electoral College is or that it exists. Many people believe that the president is directly elected. The author describes the electoral system as “the most maligned and misunderstood of all our governing institutions.”3
Another point that is made for the longevity of the electoral system is the complicated process to amend the constitution. This requires large support and several