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Why do you think the framers of the constitution took the power to vote directly for a president out of the hands of the citizens?.

User Ben Finkel
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Answer:

They wanted the U.S to be a republic, not a democracy.

Step-by-step explanation:

They did this to prevent the "tyranny of the majority." In which the majority oppress the minority.

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