The Resource Let the people pick the president : the case for abolishing the Electoral College, Jesse Wegman
Let the people pick the president : the case for abolishing the Electoral College, Jesse Wegman
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- Summary
- A radical spirit of change has overtaken American politics, making once-unthinkable reforms-like abolishing the Electoral College-seem possible. Two of the last five elections were won by candidates who lost the popular vote, calling the integrity of the entire electoral system into question. New York Times editorial board member Jesse Wegman makes a powerful case for abolishing the antiquated and antidemocratic Electoral College, and choosing presidents based on a national popular vote. He uncovers the Electoral College's controversial origins, profiles the many attempts to reform it over the years, and explains why it is now essential for us to remove this obsolete system and finally make every citizen's vote matter
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 296 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction : a more perfect union
- Did the Founders fear democracy?
- The fraught origins of the Electoral College
- Did the Electoral College ever really work?
- The second founding
- One person, one vote
- Setting the record straight, part one : common Electoral College myths
- The national popular vote interstate compact
- Setting the record straight, part two : common popular vote myths
- Conclusion : imagining a more equal nation
- Isbn
- 9781250221971
- Label
- Let the people pick the president : the case for abolishing the Electoral College
- Title
- Let the people pick the president
- Title remainder
- the case for abolishing the Electoral College
- Statement of responsibility
- Jesse Wegman
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A radical spirit of change has overtaken American politics, making once-unthinkable reforms-like abolishing the Electoral College-seem possible. Two of the last five elections were won by candidates who lost the popular vote, calling the integrity of the entire electoral system into question. New York Times editorial board member Jesse Wegman makes a powerful case for abolishing the antiquated and antidemocratic Electoral College, and choosing presidents based on a national popular vote. He uncovers the Electoral College's controversial origins, profiles the many attempts to reform it over the years, and explains why it is now essential for us to remove this obsolete system and finally make every citizen's vote matter
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Wegman, Jesse
- Dewey number
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- 324.63/0973
- 324.60973
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Presidents
- Electoral college
- Voting
- Label
- Let the people pick the president : the case for abolishing the Electoral College, Jesse Wegman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [266]-286) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction : a more perfect union -- Did the Founders fear democracy? -- The fraught origins of the Electoral College -- Did the Electoral College ever really work? -- The second founding -- One person, one vote -- Setting the record straight, part one : common Electoral College myths -- The national popular vote interstate compact -- Setting the record straight, part two : common popular vote myths -- Conclusion : imagining a more equal nation
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 296 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250221971
- Lccn
- 2019043276
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)on1097576022
- Label
- Let the people pick the president : the case for abolishing the Electoral College, Jesse Wegman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [266]-286) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction : a more perfect union -- Did the Founders fear democracy? -- The fraught origins of the Electoral College -- Did the Electoral College ever really work? -- The second founding -- One person, one vote -- Setting the record straight, part one : common Electoral College myths -- The national popular vote interstate compact -- Setting the record straight, part two : common popular vote myths -- Conclusion : imagining a more equal nation
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 296 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250221971
- Lccn
- 2019043276
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)on1097576022
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