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Despite the opinion of Alexander Hamilton that the Electoral College was the only part of the Constitution to escape criticism, few clauses in the Constitution have been subjected to more consistent and withering criticism than the Electoral College. This book explores the people and events that shaped America's unique form of choosing a chief executive from its birth in 1787 to the present-telling the story through the eyes of the people who lived...
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A timely look at how the Electoral College has changed US history and why it endures-told through the lenses of specific people who both influenced the process and were impacted by the results.
"Over the years, no feature of the Constitution has attracted more criticism than that strange creature called the Electoral College. Thomas E. Weaver has made that history into a story with an intriguing cast of characters, some familiar, several new to me....
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The Electoral College is a complex system influenced by various factors in the United States' rich history. Some of the ideas behind the Electoral College--such as ensuring that smaller states were given a vote--still apply today. However, the Electoral College has changed over the years in ways that the framers of the Constitution did not anticipate. Learn everything you ever wanted to know about the Electoral College with this full-color informational...
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Britannica Educational Publishing, in association with The Rosen Publishing Group
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2024.
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"Voting is not a legal obligation for, but it is certainly one of the most important privileges U.S. citizens have. Serving as a introduction to civic engagement, this volume teaches readers about the basics of the electoral process--from registration to casting a ballot--in the United States. Readers will learn about the different types of elections, what campaigns are, and how ordinary citizens can effect change. Guiding questions invite readers...
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The Great Courses
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2020.
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Grasp the ways in which presidential elections differ from congressional elections. Take an in-depth look at the Electoral College, and the sometimes odd consequences of the system. Observe how presidential nominations are made, and assess election forecasting and the indicators that are most predictive of election outcomes. Also, examine the phenomenon of "fake news" and misinformation.
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Now in its fourth edition, After the People Vote remains an indispensable concise guide to help students and all citizens understand this critical and controversial American political institution. The mechanisms that lead to the final selection of a president are complex. Some procedures are sketched out in the original Constitution and its amendments, and others in federal law, congressional rules and procedures, state laws, and political party rules....
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Synopsis: The Electoral College always fails to deliver voting results that reflect the will of the people. This book reveals the source of the failure and what can be done to remedy the situation. The remedy, called Equal Voice Voting (EVV), retains the proportional voting process set forth in the Electoral College. It ends the voting disenfranchisement, experienced in every presidential election, which sets aside tens of millions of ballots without...
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Summary of Hillary Rodham Clinton's What Happened is a memoir of Clinton's experience running for president of the United States in 2016. In the November general election, she won the popular vote by more than 3 million votes but won fewer delegates to the electoral college, which elects the president of the United States…
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Scholastic Inc
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2024.
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"There's never been a timelier moment for kids to learn the importance of voting. Your Vote Matters walks readers through all the ins and outs of voting in America-and more specifically, voting in presidential elections. This easy-to-understand illustrated guide explains every step in the presidential election process-from who is eligible to run for president to what the president does once they are sworn into office. Learn about campaigning and debates,...
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Learn how every vote matters! Explore U.S. presidential elections and how every citizen plays a role in choosing the president. This 32-page nonfiction book covers important topics like democracy and leadership. Perfect for use in the classroom or at-home learning to explore the Electoral College, voting rights, and U.S. history. Includes a short fiction piece to help students relate to the topic and engaging text features such as a glossary, essential...
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Do you want a better democracy with more power for the voters; to restore the balance of power between the three federal branches; have the people elect the President and Vice President, not the Electoral College that has been choosing candidates with the lesser of the popular vote; to finally get true representation in the Senate based on population; have the voters able to overrule the Supreme Court by constitutional amendment; to take big and dark...
13) Woodrow Wilson
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A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career, family, and term of Woodrow Wilson, twenty-eighth president of the United States.|Glossary of key words|Index|Informative sidebars|Sources for further research|Suggested websites|Table of contents|Presidents of the U.S.A. chronicles the lives of our nation's leaders, including some of the most famous figures in American history. Each book tells the fascinating story of a single president,...
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Through a series of thought-provoking book reviews and public policy essays, the author offers enduring insights concerning the nature of government and its relationship to the governed, particularly in America. A recurring theme of the book is an abiding respect for the system of government established by the Founding Fathers. As the author notes at one point,
Properly understood, constitutional devices such as the Electoral College, rather...
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The speeches collected in this volume-one or more for each of the forty-six elected American presidents-are historical documents. The subjects that they address, however, are perennial themes that define our democracy and that recur in various forms with each new administration's legislation: state laws versus federal laws, the guarantee of the individual citizen's right to vote in free and fair elections, the separation of church and state, the role...
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We don't need "affordable" healthcare. We need universal healthcare. We don't need "access" to education. We need tuition-free college and vocational training. Let's erase the weasel words and get right to the point. The only way any of us can live in a safe, healthy society is if we all do.
Freedom and equity aren't free. Neither is a stable society. We must reduce the extraordinary amount we spend on the military and demand that the ultra-wealthy...
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Rosella is highly intelligent in her observations, making her an asset to the USRM-ISB. One that caught the eye of the Field Marshal. Rosella initially joined the USRM-ISB during an era of political turmoil, with no single candidate capturing the needed majority in the Electoral College for forty years, leading to all U.S. Presidents being elected from the House of Representatives at the end of every term.
The stories in this Digest are but an...
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After a diastrous war, the failure to catch bin Laden, millions of families who have lost their homes, the Katrina debacle, soaring gas prices feeding record oil company profits, and the largest national debt caused by the biggest spending and borrowing administration in American history, the country has had it with conservatives, right-wingers and Republicans. A thrilling election season is now upon us. Obama vs. McCain. One candidate has promised...
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How math can make a more stable democracy: "A breath of fresh air . . . a reaffirmation that mathematics should be used more often to make general public policy." -MAA Reviews
How should we count the population of the United States? What would happen if we replaced the electoral college with a direct popular vote? What are the consequences of allowing unlimited partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts? Can six-person juries yield verdicts...
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The book presents a compelling argument asserting that Donald Trump legally won the 2020 Presidential Election. By midnight of Election Day Trump held a clear popular vote lead in crucial states surpassing the required 270 Electoral Votes. The constitutionally mandated closure of vote counting for Electors at midnight, as per Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution, was overlooked, leading to what Captain Rick terms the blue shift favoring...
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