Saving the electoral college : why the national popular vote would undermine democracy /

"The 2016 election caused many pundits and citizens alike to decry the Electoral College. This book explains the dangerous and unconstitutional implications of the National Popular Vote Bill, which is quietly passing in state houses across the nation"--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hardaway, Robert M., 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2019]
Subjects:
Electoral college > United States.
Presidents > United States > Election.
Direct election > United States.
Democracy > United States.
Collège électoral > États-Unis.
Suffrage direct > États-Unis.
Democracy
Direct election
Electoral college
Presidents > Election
Elections & referenda.
Political Science > Political Process > Elections.
Political Science > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
Political Science > Civics & Citizenship.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: John F. Kennedy's vision of federalism
  • The solar system of government power
  • Electing a president: the framers' vision
  • Direct election illusion
  • The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
  • The Grand Compromise and the unit vote: myths and misdirection
  • Presidential campaigns and incentives: "That's where the votes are"
  • Legitimacy and certainty
  • The recount problem
  • Myths about the electoral college: a response
  • Reform: proposals and alternatives
  • Conclusion: The case for preserving federalism
  • National popular vote interstate compact: California's bill
  • Selected provisions of the U.S. Constitution.

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