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_b.A694 2019
100 1 _aAlexander, Robert M.,
_d1972-
245 1 0 _aRepresentation and the Electoral College /
_cRobert M. Alexander.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bOxford University Press,
_c[2019]
300 _axi, 216 pages ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent.
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia.
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 199-209) and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction -- Theories of representation -- The founding and evolution of the Electoral College -- Federalism and the Electoral College -- The popular vote and misfires in the Electoral College -- Presidential electors as agents of representation -- Alexander Hamilton and the 2016 election -- Reform efforts and thoughts on the Electoral College.
520 _a"Nearly 800 proposals have been made to amend or abolish the Electoral College, and its divisiveness raises many questions. Does the body ensure representation across the country? Does the institution benefit some states at the expense of others? How does the process relate to an incoming president's legitimacy? Are presidential electors free to use their own judgement? Should the Electoral College exist at all? Much confusion surrounds this institution, in large part because of how the original Electoral College differs from its contemporary counterpart, the evolved Electoral College. This book helps readers to understand the distinction and how got where we are today. Focusing on the controversial 2016 election, in which Trump received nearly three million fewer popular votes than Clinton, Representation and the Electoral College shows how the Electoral College works to determine election outcomes. In exploring the origin, development, and practice of the Electoral College, this study also presents the most extensive analysis of presidential electors to date."--Back cover.
650 0 _aElectoral college
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aRepresentative government and representation
_zUnited States.
776 0 8 _iOnline version:
_aAlexander, Robert M., 1972- author.
_tRepresentation and the Electoral College
_dNew York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019
_z9780190939441
_w(DLC) 2018054115.
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