Choosing a President

The Electoral College and Beyond

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

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Beskrivning

Choosing a President evaluates the Electoral College system and six legitimate alternatives to it. A team of 37 political scientists consider the fundamental questions that go to the heart of the debate. On the basis of these deliberations, each contributor indicates the extent to which he or she supports or opposes the Electoral College and its alternatives.

Features

Discussion on how the Electoral College was created, evolved, and currently works, providing fundamental historical and political knowledge.

A systematic account of current alternatives to the Electoral College offering three reforms and three possible replacements.

Demonstrates two modes of political analysis: (i)evaluating institutions and reforms according to their logical consistency with desired criteria, and (ii) evaluating institutions and reforms according to their (likely) consequences and implications. Helps improve students' understanding of political analysis.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2001-10-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt:400 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:208
Upplaga:1
Förlag:SAGE Publications
ISBN:9781889119533

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Politisk aktivism inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Burdett A. Loomis is professor of political science at the University of Kansas. A former American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow and recipient of a Kemper Teaching Award, he has written extensively on legislatures, political careers, interest groups, and policymaking.

Innehållsförteckning

Choosing a President The Electoral College and Beyond 1. Thinking about the Electoral College and Alternatives to It Framing and Analyzing the Issue The Electoral College Reforming the Electoral College The District Plan Proportional Allocation The National Bonus Plan Abolishing the Electoral College A National Popular Vote with Plurality Rule A National Popular Vote with Majority Rule A National Popular Vote with an Instant Runoff Is One Voting Scheme Best? Choosing among Imperfect Systems 2. The Electoral College in Historical Context 3. The Implications for Federalism 4. The Implications for Governmental Institutions 5. The Implications for Parties and Interest Groups 6. The Implications for Campaigns 7. The Implications for the Media 8. The Implications for Citizens 9. The Implications for Stability 10. The Distributive Implications 11. Conclusions The Collective Choice of Political Scientists The Strengths and Weaknesses of the Electoral College and the Alternatives to It