1 Point Which argument best supports the idea that the Electoral College should
continue to select the president?
A. The Electoral College always allows the most popular candidate to
become president.
O B. The Electoral College empowers small states to play a major role
in selecting the president.
C. The Electoral College eliminates the need for long primary and
general election campaigns.
O D. The Electoral College ensures that minority voters' interests are
represented fairly.
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The correct answer is B. The Electoral College empowers small states to play a major role  in selecting the president.

Explanation:

The Electoral College of the United States is a federal organ in charge of electing the president of the country. It is made up of voters, who represent the states and their citizens and vote for the candidates who have won in those states. Thus, each state has a representation in the Electoral College that is equal to all of its congressmen. So, the minimum that each state has in the Electoral College is 3 voters (the case of Alaska, Montana, Delaware, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming and Washington DC), while the maximum representation is held by California, with 55 votes.

The Electoral College, then, has each state represented based on its weight in Congress. In this way, it does not only respond to a criteria proportional to the population of each state, but also puts them on an equal footing (since each state has two electors depending on having two senators in Congress). In this way, the representativeness of the smaller or less populated states increases, which otherwise would have practically no strategic weight in the definition of the President of the United States.

c) he felt the constitution clearly gave states this right.