firmly believe one of the fundamental characteristics found in the Constitutionand the Government is distrust. This distrust can be found within it’s own system, the philosiphy of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, political leaders, and major events. Examples on why this state of distrust is still happening today can be found throught the constitution, the Electoral College, Federalism, and various acts by national leaders. The Constitution was written to organize a strong national government …showed first 75 words of 778 total…

…showed last 75 words of 778 total…stopped in abuses of power. The Electoral College consists of Electors who are non-government employee citizens elected by the people to represent their choice of president. Each state is entitled to have as many Electors representing them as they have Senators & Congressmen representing them in Congress. The people, every 4 years through a system of ‘First Past the Post’ system whereby the top number of vote receivers fill the number of positions offered, elect these Electors.