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Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America by George C. Edwards 2005
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- ISBN
- 9780300109689
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
0300109687
ISBN-13
9780300109689
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46905231
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Publication Name
Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America
Language
English
Subject
Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, American Government / General
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
11.2 Oz
Item Length
0.9 in
Item Width
0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2004-004215
Reviews
This crisp handbook...outlines the origins of the electoral college...and demonstrates the many ways it violates democratic norms.
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
324.6/3
Synopsis
Americans currently choose their president through the electoral college, an extraordinarily complex mechanism that may elect a candidate who does not receive the most votes. In this provocative book, George Edwards III argues that--contrary to what supporters of the electoral college claim--there is no real justification for a system that might violate majority rule. Drawing on systematic data, Edwards finds that the electoral college does not protect the interests of small states or racial minorities, does not provide presidents with effective coalitions for governing, and does little to protect the American polity from the alleged harms of direct election of the president. In fact, the electoral college distorts the presidential campaign so that candidates ignore most small states and some large ones and pay little attention to minorities, and it encourages third parties to run presidential candidates and discourages party competition in many states. Edwards demonstrates effectively that direct election of the president without a runoff maximizes political equality and eliminates the distortions in the political system caused by the electoral college.
LC Classification Number
JK529.E38 2005
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