Taming the Electoral College

by Robert Bennett

Book Overview

Taming the Electoral College explores poorly understood aspects of the electoral college, including two possibilities in particular that could pose the most serious danger for American democracy. These are, first, determination of the president by "faithless electors" who ignore the popular vote in their states, and, second, choice of the president in the House of Representatives, which is required if no electoral college majority votes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804754101
• ISBN13: 9780804754101
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Stanford Law and Politics
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"