According to the passage's presentation of Mar
问题详情
According to the passage"s presentation of Markham"s sentiments regarding federalism, which of the following systems for electing the president would be most objectionable to him？
A．An Electoral College system identical to the one currently in use
B．An Electoral College in which each state"s number of electors was based strictly on population, but the winner-take-all system was maintained
C．An Electoral College in which each state"s number of electors was based strictly on that state"s number of members of Congress, but in which the winner-take-all system was replaced by a divided electoral vote proportional to the state"s popular vote
D．A direct popular election in which the votes from citizens of smaller states were given more weight than citizens from larger states
E．A direct popular election
参考答案
正确答案：E
解析：The passage reads: "Third, the current system of allocating electors helps protect the interests of small states, which would be largely neglected in favor of large states if the Electoral College were based entirely on population. Protecting these states' rights is essential to upholding the principle of federalism (in which the states and the federal government maintain distinct powers)." Therefore, any system that reduces the influence of smaller states, or that reduces the influence of states as a whole in the election process, would rtm counter to Markham's sentiments regarding federalism. By these criteria, answer E would be the most objectionable, since it both reduces the influence of smaller states and removes the role of states entirely from the electoral process.
