The Electoral College, originally created as a compromise between the founding fathers, consisting of 538 electors is America ...

But James Madison bestowed his blessing on the Electoral College in Federalist 10. It was, Madison wrote, a method “to refine ...

If you look at Federalist 68, when Hamilton is describing what he believes they created in the Electoral College ... is the election of 1800, when 10 out of the 16 states, the state legislatures ...

The American founders are justifiably famous for their political wisdom. So why did they build the strange contraption called ...

Theoretically, we might end up with a president and vice president from different parties. Here’s how that could happen.

(NEXSTAR) – A tie in the Electoral College, while very unlikely ... when President John Adams (a Federalist) and Vice President Thomas Jefferson (a Democratic-Republican) held the offices.

Guest Opinion.  In the Presidential election of 2000 there was disbelief, and even outrage, that a popular vote would not determine the new president­ elect. But the U.S. Constitution, Art 2, Sec. 1 p ...

Regardless of how it happens, should no contender claim a majority, the Constitution calls for Congress to carry out the selection of our national executives via a "contingent election." ...