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Randa Abdelfattah, Ramteen Arablui, Christopher Ogudu: 本期节目探讨了美国选举人团制度的历史、运作机制以及其引发的争议。节目回顾了选举人团制度的起源，分析了其在不同历史时期对美国政治的影响，并讨论了其存在的合理性和改进的可能性。
Aqeel Reed Ammar: 制宪会议在设计选举总统的制度时面临诸多挑战，包括如何平衡大州和小州的利益，以及如何处理奴隶制问题。选举人团制度是当时条件下达成的妥协方案。
Alex Kesar: 选举人团制度存在一些固有的缺陷，例如可能导致总统候选人输掉普选但赢得大选，以及可能被利用来阻碍民权和投票权的进步。
Carol Anderson: 选举人团制度的设立与奴隶制密切相关，它在很大程度上是为了保护南方蓄奴州的利益。
James Madison: 麦迪逊在制宪会议上曾支持直接普选，但后来认为直接普选会损害南方州的利益，因此支持选举人团制度。
Akhil Amar: 选举人团制度既有其合理性，也有其缺陷。其合理性在于它能够保护小州的利益，并防止总统权力过于集中。但其缺陷在于它可能导致选举结果与民意相悖，以及它可能被用来压制选民的投票权。
George Wallace: 华莱士的总统竞选活动表明，选举人团制度可能被利用来煽动种族主义和阻碍民权进步。
James Eastland: 东兰德等南方参议员利用选举人团制度来维护南方州的利益，并阻挠对选举人团制度的改革。
Deep Dive
The Electoral College was born from the Constitutional Convention of 1787. The framers, facing pressure to create a unified nation, debated how to elect a president. They considered various options, including a popular vote, but ultimately settled on the Electoral College as a compromise.
- The Electoral College was created during the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
- The framers considered and rejected several other methods of electing the president.
- The Electoral College was a compromise solution influenced by factors like slow communication, distrust of the common people, and slavery.
- The Three-Fifths Compromise played a significant role in shaping the Electoral College.
- The original Electoral College system (version 1.0) had a major flaw that led to a tie in the 1800 election.
- The 12th Amendment (Electoral College 2.0) fixed this flaw by requiring separate votes for president and vice president.
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