Securing democracy
Subtitle: why we have an electoral college
By: edited by Gary L. Gregg II ; with an introduction by Mitch McConnell.
Contributors: Gregg, Gary L., 1967-
Publisher: ISI Books
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Wilmington, Del
Language: eng
Number of pages: 171
Subjects: Electoral college -- United States; Presidents -- United States -- Election; United States -- Politics and government
Description: A collection of essays by leading politicians, journalists, and academics that show how the Electoral College is embedded in the fabric of our constitutional system and cannot easily be changed without disturbing the whole framework.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-155) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / -- Mitch McConnell -- The; title: origins and meaning of the electoral college -- Gary L. Gregg II -- The; title: development and democratization of the electoral college -- Andrew E. Busch; title: Federalism, the states and the electoral college -- James R. Stoner Jr.; title: Moderating the political impulse -- Paul A. Rahe -- The; title: electoral college and the future of the American political parties -- Michael Barone -- The; title: electoral college and the uniqueness of America -- Daniel Patrick Moynihan; title: Creating constitutional majorities : the electoral college after 2000 -- Michael M. Uhlmann; title: Outputs : the electoral college produces presidents -- Walter Berns.