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After the people vote : a guide to the Electoral College
- Title
- After the people vote : a guide to the Electoral College / edited by John C. Fortier ; [includes essays by Walter Berns ... et al.].
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : AEI Press, c2004.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | ID 05-807 | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121 |
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- Description
- xv, 103 p.; 23 cm.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-100).
- Contents
- Timeline for the elections of 2004 and 2008 -- pt. I. How the Electoral College works. 1. How are electors appointed? -- 2. For whom do electors vote? -- 3. How are the electoral votes counted? -- 4. What if no one has a majority? -- 5. What if no one has been chosen by Inauguration Day? -- 6. What if a major party candidate dies or resigns? -- pt. II. The history of disputed elections. 7. Three disputed elections : 1800, 1824, 1876 / Norman J. Ornstein -- 8. The 2000 election / John C. Fortier -- pt. III. Arguments for and against the Electoral College. 9. Let's hear it for the Electoral College / Walter Berns -- 10. Why old and new arguments for the Electoral College are not compelling / Akhil Reed Amar and Vikram David Amar -- 11. Excerpts from "The Electoral College and the American idea of democracy" / Martin Diamond -- Appendixes: A. Provisions in the Constitution for presidential selection ; B. Statutory provisions for presidential selection ; C. Nomination and binding of presidential electors ; D. 1825 precedents ; E. Party rules ; F. Allocation of electoral votes among the states for 2004 and 2008 ; G. Faithless electors ; H. Electoral College and popular vote outcomes of all elections.
- Call Number
- ID 05-807
- ISBN
- 0844742023 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2004011201
- OCLC
- 55138722
- Title
- After the people vote : a guide to the Electoral College / edited by John C. Fortier ; [includes essays by Walter Berns ... et al.].
- Imprint
- Washington, D.C. : AEI Press, c2004.
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-100).
- Added Author
- Fortier, John C.Berns, Walter, 1919-
- Research Call Number
- ID 05-807