Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?

The Electoral College has always been controversial. A compromise measure from day one, it has been a target of reformers in Congress since the early 1800s. Why has it persisted? Alexander Keyssar catalogs the many serious efforts to change the system, explains why they failed, and surveys the options for achieving a more democratic national vote.

Summary

The Electoral College has always been controversial. A compromise measure from day one, it has been a target of reformers in Congress since the early 1800s. Why has it persisted? Alexander Keyssar catalogs the many serious efforts to change the system, explains why they failed, and surveys the options for achieving a more democratic national vote.

Product details

• Authors: Alexander Keyssar
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 30.11.2016
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education
• EAN: 9780674660151
• ISBN: 978-0-674-66015-1
• Pages: 544