Choosing a president
Subtitle: the electoral college and beyond
By: edited by Paul D. Schumaker and Burdett A. Loomis
Publisher: Chatham House Publishers; Chatham House Publishers/Seven Bridges Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9781889119533
Subjects: Presidents; Présidents; Präsidentenwahl; Election; Élections; Collège électoral; USA / Präsident; Wahlverfahren; Electoral college
Description: "In light of the Election 2000 controversy, this important new book challenges us to evaluate the fairness of the U.S. electoral college system and to consider six legitimate alternatives to it. A team of thirty-seven top U.S. political experts tackle the fundamental questions that go to the heart of the current debate. How would reform of the Electoral College affect our federal system of government, national government institutions, and party system?

What effect would reform have on the conduct of campaign organizations during elections, media coverage of campaigns, citizen participation, and distribution of power? On the basis of these deliberations, each political expert indicates the extent to which he or she supports or opposes the Electoral College and the various alternatives to it."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-222) and index.
Table of contents: title: Bush, Gore, and the issues of electoral reform / Paul Schumaker; title: Analyzing the Electoral College and its alternatives / Paul Schumaker; title: The Electoral College in historical and philosophical perspective / Donald Lutz ... [et al.]; title: The role of federalism in presidential elections / Donald Haider-Markel ... [et al.]; title: Electoral College reform, the presidency, and Congress / Burdett A. Loomis ... [et al.]; title: Changing the Electoral College: the impact on parties and organized interests / Allan Cigler ... [et al.]; title: The Electoral College and campaign strategy / William G. Mayer ... [et al.]; title: Electoral College reform and media coverage of presidential elections / Matthew R. Kerbel ... [et al.]; title: Citizen participation and Electoral College reform / Robert M. Stein ... [et al.]; title: Election rules and social stability / Erik S. Herron, Ronald A. Francisco, O. Fiona Yap; title: The Electoral College and social cleavages: ethnicity, class, and geography / Robert L. Lineberry ... [et al.]; title: Reaching a collective judgment / Paul Schumaker and Burdett A. Loomis.