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Instead of coming to terms with each other in a suitable fashion, sectionalism drove each person to be "a member of their state", instead of being a "american". This led to conflicting interests, which boiled down to war. Each person went to war for reasons of their state, instead of what Lincoln wanted, the preservation of the Union.
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They are referred to as the "electoral college".
There are a total of 538
electors in an electoral college. For a president to succeed a total of 270
votes from the electors are required. 538 comprise of 435 representatives from the
nation, one hundred senators and the District of Columbia gets 3 electors.
Within a constitutional government, those who govern are expected to follow the same laws as the citizens.
