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Summary:

The Electoral College has always been controversial. A compromise measure from day one, it has been a target of reformers in Congress since the early 1800s. Why has it persisted? Alexander Keyssar catalogs the many serious efforts to change the system, explains why they failed, and surveys the options for achieving a more democratic national vote.

Table of Contents:

• From the Constitution to the Twelfth Amendment
• Electoral reform in the era of good feelings
• Three uneasy pieces, 1870-1960
• "A population anomalous" and a national popular vote, 1800-1960
• An idea whose time has come
• Last call for the twentieth Century
• Pessimism and innovation, 1980-2020.

Author/Creator:

Keyssar, Alexander , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Main Work:

Why do we still have the electoral college? [by Keyssar, A.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College? [by Keyssar, A.] (Cumberland : Harvard University Press, ©2020 — ISBN 9780674660151)

Subjects:

Electoral college — United States — History

Presidents — United States — Election — History

Election law — United States — History

Voting — United States — History

United States — Politics and government

Electoral college

Presidents — Election

Presidents

Election law

Voting

Politics and government

United States

Genres:

History

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on: Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 28, 2020).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (531 pages) : illustration

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

JK529 .K47 2020eb

ISBNs:

0674974107 (electronic book)
9780674974104 (electronic bk.)
9780674974142 (electronic bk.)
067497414X (electronic bk.)
9780674660151 [Invalid]
0674660153 [Invalid]

Other Standard Numbers:

Digital Object Identifier: 10.4159/9780674974104

OCLC Numbers:

1153869791