What good is the electoral college anyway? | S02E01 | Political Reality

## Show Notes for Electoral College Ep.

### 🏛️ History & background

1. https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Great_Compromise.htm

2. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/connecticut-compromise-great-compromise

3. https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/US-Constitution/Connecticut-Compromise

4. https://constitutioncenter.org/education/classroom-resource-library/classroom/4.4-info-brief-compromises-of-the-convention

5. https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/art/common/generic/Connecticut_Compromise_Unveiling.htm

6. http://www.federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/connecticut-compromise/

7. https://www.jud.ct.gov/lawlib/history/sherman.htm

8. https://connecticuthistory.org/the-connecticut-compromise/

### ✅ Key arguments for the electoral college:

🛡️ **Prevents “tyranny of the majority”**