Title:
Saving the electoral college : why the national popular vote would undermine democracy / Robert M. Hardaway.
Author:
Hardaway, Robert M., 1946- author.
Publication Information:
Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2019]
Call Number:
JK529 .H375 2019
Abstract:
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9781440869952
Physical Description:
xv, 195 pages ; 25 cm
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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