Muscle spasm facts. 1  Spasms may affect many different types of muscles in the body, leading to many different symptoms. 2  Spasms of skeletal muscles are most common and are often due to overuse, dehydration, and electrolyte abnormalities. The spasm occurs abruptly, is painful, and is usually short-lived. It may be relieved by gently stretching the muscle.
The Electoral College System. Adapted from a pamphlet published by the League of Women Voters Education Fund in 1980. Every four years, the Electoral College, a little known feature of our Constitution, enjoys a fleeting movement of fame.ut by 1836, almost every state was using a popular vote system. On election day, when voters in each state go to the polls, each one casts a ballot for the slate of presidential electors who are pledged to support the candidate the voter prefers.
In early elections, some states had their legislatures choose electors; South Carolina did so until 1868. Other states allowed the people to vote, assigning electors to a candidate on a winner-take-all basis. Still others awarded electors based on the popular vote in each congressional district, or blended different features. Early politicians eagerly manipulated the system. Take, for example, the election of 1800.