The electoral system was deliberately set up to slightly favor the small states because the number of electors assigned to a state, although dependent on population, is not an exact ration of population, with a higher ratio of electors for states with smaller populations.
They traded.
And the Indians shared their land with them.
It created a system in which power and responsibility were shared in a balanced way. They created a Representative Government, in which elected officials vote on government matters and a Federal System, Where power is shared between state and central government.
The United States uses "<span>d. trade embargo"</span> to encourage democratic reforms in Cuba, since it was thought that this would put pressure on the regime. They have largely failed to do so, however.