| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Contents | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Electoral College System | 第10-15页 |
| ·The origin of the Electoral College System | 第10-11页 |
| ·The evolution of the Electoral College System | 第11-13页 |
| ·The manner of choosing electors | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 The Spirit of Compromise in American Political Institutions | 第15-21页 |
| ·Compromises in American political institutions | 第15-18页 |
| ·The reasons for making compromise in politics | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter 3 The Spirit of Compromise Reflected by the Creation of the Electoral College System | 第21-36页 |
| ·Compromise between direct democracy and rule by the federal government | 第21-34页 |
| ·Fear for direct democracy because of the mob rule | 第22-28页 |
| ·Political thought of the Enlightenment | 第28-30页 |
| ·Colonies’ tradition of self-governance | 第30-34页 |
| ·A compromise not the most democratic but necessary | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 4 The Spirit of Compromise Reflected by the Number of Electors | 第36-51页 |
| ·Compromise between large states and small states | 第36-42页 |
| ·Federalism bonus’ function for magnifying small states’ influence | 第37-39页 |
| ·Federalism bonus’ function for deciding a close election | 第39-42页 |
| ·Compromise between northern states and southern states | 第42-47页 |
| ·Compromise on the number of Representatives in southern states | 第43-44页 |
| ·Compromise between the North and the South in the Senate | 第44-45页 |
| ·Failure of the compromises and a new one after the Civil War | 第45-47页 |
| ·A compromise not the fairest but irreplaceable | 第47-51页 |
| Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| Bibiography | 第53-56页 |
| 附件 | 第56页 |
