How The President Is Elected
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How The President Is Elected
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Author : Heather Lehr Wagner
language : en
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Release Date : 2007
How The President Is Elected written by Heather Lehr Wagner and has been published by Infobase Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Electronic books categories.
The election of a president is one of the most important events in American politics. While the concept is the same, the process of electing presidents has changed considerably since George Washington became the first president of the United States: polit
How A President Of The United States Is Elected
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Author : Alexander S. Belenky
language : ru
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2008-04
How A President Of The United States Is Elected written by Alexander S. Belenky and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04 with Education categories.
This is the first book in Russian that describes the system of electing a U. S. President. Look at the following statements concerning U.S. Presidential elections: 1. The system of electing a U.S. President (the election system) was never designed to service the popular will. 2. The currently existing election system does not follow some major ideas of the Founding Fathers. 3. Certain election rules are such that if they were to be applied, an intervention of the U.S. Supreme Court in the election being in progress would be almost inevitable. 4. Amendment 12 of the U.S. Constitution contains at least six puzzles relevant to U.S. Presidential elections with answers that have remained unknown for more than 200 years. 5. The text of the U.S. Constitution contains a mathematically incorrect clause. 6. Skillfully using the election system may allow a U.S. Presidential candidate to win the U.S Presidency with, for instance, less than 30% of the nationwide popular vote. 7. The application of some of the election rules can lead to a constitutional crisis in the country. 8. When Americans cast their votes in U.S. Presidential elections, they do not vote for President or for Vice President, despite what they may see on the ballots or on the voting machines. 9. The "winner-take-all" principle does not encourage U.S. Presidential candidates to fight for each and every vote in a state or in DC. 10. Many statements about the Electoral College mechanism aimed at substantiating its presence in the election system, including those in the government publications, are no more than myths of their authors, no matter how plausible these myths may seem. 11. An electoral tie in the Electoral College may be resolved not necessarily in favor of a person voted for as President who has support from at least 26 delegations in the House of Representatives. 12. There is no need to abolish the Electoral College mechanism in order to make every cast vote valuable in deciding the election outcome. If these statements have drawn your attention, and you are interested in finding explanations, this book is written for you, and you will find these explanation in it. The system of electing a U.S. President (the election system) is very logically designed. This system has existed for more than 200 years, and many of its basic principles and conceptions have remained unchanged. Numerous attempts to make changes in these principles or even replace this system with a more understandable direct popular election system have so far failed. At the same time, some changes that have been made in the initial design of the system have engendered logical flaws in certain election rules and have made these rules fuzzy. These fuzzy rules are not given much attention in the media, since, under the existing two major party political system in the country, U.S. Presidential elections are usually decided in the Electoral College. Many proponents of the Electoral College mechanism try to substantiate this mechanism by claiming that the existing election system reflects ideas of the Founding Fathers embedded in the U.S. Constitution. However, the election system that was meant by the Founding Fathers and the election system that is currently in use are two substantially different election systems though both of the them employ the Electoral College mechanism. The existing election system and a direct popular system of electing a U.S. President (if it were introduced) would produce the same election outcomes only in a narrow spectrum of possible developments in U.S. Presidential elections. Moreover, the system of electing a U.S. President was never designed to service the popular will, and a U.S. President is not, generally, a President of the American people and is not elected by the nation as a whole.
Electing Our President
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Author : Nancy Gill
language : en
Publisher: Fearon Teacher Aids
Release Date : 1988
Electing Our President written by Nancy Gill and has been published by Fearon Teacher Aids this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with History categories.
Who Will Be The Next President
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Author : Alexander S. Belenky
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-11-15
Who Will Be The Next President written by Alexander S. Belenky and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-15 with Law categories.
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book addresses the peculiarities of the current presidential election system not yet addressed in other publications. It argues that any rules for electing a President that may have a chance to replace the current ones should provide an equal representation of states as equal members of the Union, and of the nation as a whole. This book analyzes the National Popular Vote plan and shows that this plan may violate the Supreme Court decisions on the equality of votes cast in statewide popular elections held to choose state electors. That is, the National Popular Vote plan may violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The book proposes a new election system in which the will of the states and the will of the nation as a whole are determined by direct popular elections for President and Vice President in the 50 states and in D.C. This system a) would elect President a candidate who is the choice of both the nation as a whole and of the states as equal members of the Union, b) would let the current system elect a President only if the nation as a whole and the states as equal members of the Union fail to agree on a common candidate, and c) would encourage the candidates to campaign nationwide. The second edition has been updated to include a proposal on how to make established non-major party presidential candidates and independent candidates welcome participants in national televised presidential debates with the major-party candidates.
Electing A U S President
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Author : Xina M. Uhl
language : en
Publisher: 'The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc'
Release Date : 2020-12-15
Electing A U S President written by Xina M. Uhl and has been published by 'The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc' this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The president of the United States holds the most important office in the country. The person who is elected to fill this position represents the nation's highest commitment to the rule of law. The process by which this job is filled can be difficult for struggling readers to grasp, leaving them uninformed. With a focus on simple language and helpful graphics, this book makes the ins and outs of a presidential election easy to understand. Readers will be directed to the Constitution for ultimate guidance, but this primary source is explained with clear examples of its use, from the founding of the nation to modern times.
The Presidential Election Process
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Author : Tom Lansford
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
The Presidential Election Process written by Tom Lansford and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Political campaigns categories.
Presidential Elections
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Author : Julia Hargrove
language : en
Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press
Release Date : 1999-03-01
Presidential Elections written by Julia Hargrove and has been published by Lorenz Educational Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-03-01 with Political Science categories.
Students learn the history and difference of political parties, the processes of nominating candidates, Electoral College, qualifications for President, activities necessary to run a campaign, what campaign funds can buy, about the election and the media and the election and the internet.
Who Will Be The Next President
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Author : Alexander S. Belenky
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2012-10-02
Who Will Be The Next President written by Alexander S. Belenky and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-02 with Law categories.
This book addresses the peculiarities of the current presidential election system not yet addressed in other publications. It argues that any rules for electing a President that may have a chance to replace the current ones should provide an equal representation of states as equal members of the Union, and of the nation as a whole. This book analyzes the National Popular Vote plan and shows that this plan may violate the Supreme Court decisions on the equality of votes cast in statewide popular elections held to choose state electors. Thus, the National Popular Vote plan may violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The book proposes a new election system in which the will of the states and the will of the nation as a whole are determined by direct popular elections for President and Vice President in the 50 states and in D.C. This system a) would elect President a candidate who is the choice of both the nation as a whole and of the states as equal members of the Union, b) would let the current system elect a President only if no such candidate exists, and c) would encourage the candidates to campaign nationwide. From the contents: The initial design of the Electoral College: basic ideas, logical mistakes, and overlooked problems.- The Electoral College today.- Curbing contingent elections.- Inconvenient facts about the Electoral College.- The Electoral College and campaign strategies.- The National Popular Vote plan: a brilliant idea or a dead-on-arrival delusion?.- Equalizing the will of the states and the will of the nation.- Conclusion.
Presidential Elections In The United States
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Author : Kevin J. Coleman
language : en
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Release Date : 2001
Presidential Elections In The United States written by Kevin J. Coleman and has been published by Nova Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Political Science categories.
This report describes the four stages of the presidential election process: the pre-nomination primaries and caucuses for selecting delegates to the national conventions; the national nominating conventions; the general election; and voting by members of the electoral college to choose the President and Vice President. The report will be updated again for the 2004 presidential election.
The Timeline Of Presidential Elections
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Author : Robert S. Erikson
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2012-08-24
The Timeline Of Presidential Elections written by Robert S. Erikson and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-24 with Political Science categories.
In presidential elections, do voters cast their ballots for the candidates whose platform and positions best match their own? Or is the race for president of the United States come down largely to who runs the most effective campaign? It’s a question those who study elections have been considering for years with no clear resolution. In The Timeline of Presidential Elections, Robert S. Erikson and Christopher Wlezien reveal for the first time how both factors come into play. Erikson and Wlezien have amassed data from close to two thousand national polls covering every presidential election from 1952 to 2008, allowing them to see how outcomes take shape over the course of an election year. Polls from the beginning of the year, they show, have virtually no predictive power. By mid-April, when the candidates have been identified and matched in pollsters’ trial heats, preferences have come into focus—and predicted the winner in eleven of the fifteen elections. But a similar process of forming favorites takes place in the last six months, during which voters’ intentions change only gradually, with particular events—including presidential debates—rarely resulting in dramatic change. Ultimately, Erikson and Wlezien show that it is through campaigns that voters are made aware of—or not made aware of—fundamental factors like candidates’ policy positions that determine which ticket will get their votes. In other words, fundamentals matter, but only because of campaigns. Timely and compelling, this book will force us to rethink our assumptions about presidential elections.