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Taming the electoral college

Title
Taming the electoral college / Robert W. Bennett.
Author
Bennett, Robert W. (Robert William), 1941-
Publication
Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Law and Politics, 2006.

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Description
xii, 270 p.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Electoral college > United States
  • Presidents > United States > Election
  • Election law > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-258) and index.
Contents
A critical short history of the electoral college, part I: from the Constitutional Convention through the Twelfth Amendment -- A critical short history of the electoral college, part II: operating under the Twelfth Amendment -- Evaluating the electoral college: the nationwide popular vote alternative -- The contingent procedure for selection of the President by the House of Representatives -- The case of two candidates ending up in an electoral college tie -- The problem of faithless electors -- Electoral votes for third-party (or independent) candidates -- Miscellaneous pitfalls in the electoral college process -- Popular election of the President without a constitutional amendment.
Call Number
JFE 06-8801
ISBN
  • 0804754098 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0804754101 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2005027481
  • 9780804754095
OCLC
61724385
Author
Bennett, Robert W. (Robert William), 1941-
Title
Taming the electoral college / Robert W. Bennett.
Imprint
Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Law and Politics, 2006.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-258) and index.
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9780804754095
Research Call Number
JFE 06-8801
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