Some delegates did not trust the citizens judgement, Roger SHerman stated, citizens "will never be sufficiently informed", implying that citizens are ignorant towards politics.
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James Wilson and Gouvernor Morris, both of Pennsylvania. No other state supported this proposal.
The election of 1896 They nominated a Democrat as their candidate for president Bryan's nomination split the Democrats and made Populist positions less distinctive. The election OS 1896
it would greatly change the structure of the federal system. it would undermine federalism because the states would lose their role in the choice of a president. It would also mean that candidates would concentrate their efforts in densely populated areas. the large cities would control the outcome of an election.
Dilma Vana Rousseff, the current president of Brazil, became president on 2011 January 1, chosen by the Brazilian people in direct presidential elections.Rousseff placed first in the initial election on 2010 October 3, garnering 46.91% of the vote. This forced a run-off against José Serra whom received 32.61% of the vote in the first round. In the run-off on October 31, Rousseff received 56.05% of the vote versus Serra's 43.95%.