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Being that the delegates believed the average man wasn't intelligent enough to elect the president,they created the____?​

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Electoral College

Step-by-step explanation:

Who: delegates at the Constitutional Convention

What: A system of voting for president where the populace votes for electors who cast their votes for candidates for president (usually following their party's views or the popular vote). The number of votes per state = number of senators + number of representatives in the House of Representatives.

When: created 1787

Where: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Why: Because, in the founders' eyes, the average the average citizen wasn't smart or well versed enough in politics to actually choose their own president.

Significance: This is the system that is still used today to pick the president.

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