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Review of ‘Our Country’s Presidents’

Did you know that problems with the United States Electoral College arose as early as the second presidential election? In 1796 John Adams became president with only a three-vote lead in electoral votes over his opponent, Thomas Jefferson. Therefore, Jefferson, the second-place finisher, became vice president, as the Constitution then dictated. The problem was that…

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