Who Will Be the Next President? A Guide to the U.S. Presidential Election System

This book addresses the peculiarities of the current presidential election system not yet addressed in other publications. It argues that any rules for electing a President that may have a chance to replace the current ones should provide an equal representation of states as equal members of the Uni...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Belenky, Alexander S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2013, 2013
Edition:1st ed. 2013
Series:SpringerBriefs in Law
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The initial design of the Electoral College: basic ideas, logical mistakes, and overlooked problems
  • The Electoral College today
  • Curbing contingent elections
  • Inconvenient facts about the Electoral College
  • The Electoral College and campaign strategies
  • The National Popular Vote plan: a brilliant idea or a dead-on-arrival delusion?
  • Equalizing the will of the states and the will of the nation.- Conclusion