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Congress had to preserve the balance of power between free states and slave states, so the Missouri Compromise was passed. It admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
John Dalton was a British scientist who made many important contributions to various fields of study. While he is probably best known for his groundbreaking research and contributions to atomic theory.
The biggest criticism of the electoral college is that the system is inherently oligarchic. The system is set up so that the Electorates (those who vote for the president) can be essentially anyone. This is what makes up a Representative Republic and not a Direct Democracy. In our republic, we choose who gets to vote for our president, in other words, you chose a <u>representative</u>. In a direct democracy, you chose for your president <u>directly</u>