George C. Edwards Iii

Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781009426251
• Artikelnr.: 70912414

Autorenporträt

George C. Edwards III is Distinguished Fellow at the University of Oxford and University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Jordan Chair in Presidential Studies Emeritus at Texas A & M University. He is a senior figure in the study of the presidency and has written or edited twenty-seven books. He was also editor of Presidential Studies Quarterly and general editor of the Oxford Handbook of American Politics. He was a founder and served as president of the Presidency and Executive Politics Section of the American Political Science Association and has held senior appointments at Oxford, the University of London, Sciences Po-Paris, Peking University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the US Military Academy at West Point.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Raising Questions
2. How the Electoral College Works
3. The Electoral College and Political Equality
4. Contingent Elections
5. The Origins of the Electoral College
6. Protecting Interests
7. Maintaining Cohesion
8. Preserving the Party System
9. Conclusion.