Understanding the fundamentals of the U.S. presidential election system
By: Alexander S. Belenky
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Heidelberg; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 426
ISBN-13: 9783642238185; 9783642238192
Subjects: Presidents; Election law; Election
Other titles: Understanding the fundamentals of the United States presidential election system
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The constitutional origins of the election system; title: Should the underlying concepts of the 1787 Great Compromise be honored?; title: Stubborn numbers : how much of a say does the nation have in presidential elections?; title: What if? Constitutional puzzles, weird outcomes, and possible stalemates in presidential elections; title: "Winner-take-all" : is it as bad as they paint it to be?; title: Can the National Popular Vote plan succeed?; title: When every voter gains and no state loses : can the "one person, one vote" and the "one state, one vote" principles coexist?; title: How existing election rules may affect the structure of election campaigns.