Saving the Electoral College : Why the National Popular Vote Would Undermine Democracy.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (216 pages)
Cover page -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- chapter one Introduction -- chapter two The Solar System of Government Power -- chapter three Electing a President -- chapter four The Direct Election Illusion -- chapter five The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact -- chapter six The Grand Compromise and the Unit Vote -- chapter seven Presidential Campaigns and Incentives -- chapter eight Legitimacy and Certainty -- chapter nine The Recount Problem -- chapter ten Myths about the Electoral College -- chapter eleven Reform -- chapter twelve Conclusion -- appendix a National Popular Vote Interstate Compact: California's Bill -- appendix b Selected Provisions of the U.S. Constitution Relating to the Electoral College* -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.