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[edit] The Makeup of Federalist 68
I've only begun working on editing this page, though any help would be gratefully accepted. Among the aspects I want to focus upon that I have not covered yet:
- The Constitutional Convention's take on the selection of the President (ie how the Framers got to the Electoral College as a means of selection, as this was one of the more controversial points of contention)
- The Anti-Federalist argument, as outlined in Anti-Federalist 72.
- Changes in the conception over time (this section may not be needed, though there should be some focus on contemporary research)
Let me know if you can help in any way. Jlove1982 06:13, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
- Hi, nice work! Here are some suggestions:
- add a second paragraph to the introduction giving an overview of the contents and some context, something like "The convention was arguing about what method to use to select the President, and considered direct election, state-appointed electors, election by the Senate...(etc.). Hamilton forcefully advocated a plan, eventually adopted by the Convention, that essentially became the modern electoral college, winning favor over the competing ideas of John Doe, Frank Doe, etc. A counter-essay, written by X under the name Y, criticized Hamilton's views as "elitist" (or whatever).
- change the first section from "History" to "Background." Add information not just about the Convention, but also why they were having a convention and why they cared about choosing the Chief Executive in any particular way. "Prior to 1788, the young United States was governed under the Articles of Confederation, which proved too unwieldy to allow effective management of the growing nation. Delegates convened in Philadelphia to draft a new Constitution, however, the anti-royal sentiments that in part had underpinned the American Revolution manifested themselves as opposition to an unduly strong Chief Executive...."
Kaisershatner 15:06, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
