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Did the Framers envision such a strong role for the president?
No they built the president so that they would balance out because they did want a strong central government because from their experience with the British they didn't want a monarchy all over again
Which method of selecting president did many of the framers initially favor?
Congress chooses the President.
The Framers finally decided that the President and Vice President should be selected .?
By a body of presidential electors
The framers of the Constitution agreed that the president should be elected by the?
The constitution calls for the President to elected by electors from the states. It allows the state legislatures to decide how to choose its electors. Probably most of the framers expected the legislatures to elect the electors rather than holding a popular election to choose them.
The framers of the Constitution intended to create a presidency capable of what?
The framers wanted a presidency that could withstand intense popular pressure. It set out to accomplish this by having the president elected via the electoral college.
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