The U S Presidential Election Process

Author : Paul F. Kisak
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1530293162

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The U. S. Presidential Election Process by Paul F. Kisak Pdf

The election of the President of the United States of America is an indirect vote in which citizens cast ballots for a slate of members of the U.S. Electoral College. These electors cast direct votes for the President and Vice President. If both votes result in an absolute majority, the election is over. If a majority of electors do not vote for President, the House of Representatives chooses the President; if a majority of electors do not vote for Vice President, the Senate votes. Presidential elections occur quadrennially on Election Day, which since 1845 has been the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, coinciding with the general elections of various other federal, state, and local races. The process is regulated by a combination of both federal and state laws. Each state is allocated a number of Electoral College electors equal to the number of its Senators and Representatives in the U.S. Congress. Additionally, Washington, D.C. is given a number of electors equal to the number held by the least populous state. U.S. territories are not represented in the Electoral College. Under the U.S. Constitution, each state legislature is allowed to designate a way of choosing electors. Thus, the popular vote on Election Day is conducted by the various states and not directly by the federal government. In other words, it is really an amalgamation of separate elections held in each state and Washington, D.C. instead of a single national election. Once chosen, the electors can vote for anyone, but - with rare exceptions like an unpledged elector or faithless elector - they vote for their designated candidates and their votes are certified by Congress, who is the final judge of electors, in early January. The presidential term then officially begins on Inauguration Day, January 20 (although the formal inaugural ceremony traditionally takes place on the 21st if the 20th is a Sunday). This book outlines the rather complex process of electing The President of The United States of America (POTUS).

Author : Louis Sandy Maisel,Mark D. Brewer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1442201029

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Parties and Elections in America by Louis Sandy Maisel,Mark D. Brewer Pdf

This book covers all elements of parties and the electoral process, including local, state, and national party organizations; American party history and party systems; state and local nominations; state and local elections; presidential nominations; and presidential elections. Separate chapters are devoted to the important subjects of the media in the electoral process and campaign finance. The role of political parties in representative democracy_and their contributions to it_are examined critically. This post-election update includes complete data from 2008 and an updated chapter on campaign finance.

Author : Kevin J. Coleman,Thomas H. Neale,Joseph E. Cantor
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1560729813

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Presidential Elections in the United States by Kevin J. Coleman,Thomas H. Neale,Joseph E. Cantor Pdf

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.

Author : Nelson W. Polsby,Aaron B. Wildavsky,David A. Hopkins
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Presidents
ISBN : 0742554155

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Presidential Elections by Nelson W. Polsby,Aaron B. Wildavsky,David A. Hopkins Pdf

Brimming with data and examples from the heated 2004 election, and laced with previews of 2008, the twelfth edition of this classic text offers a complete overview of the presidential election process from the earliest straw polls and fundraisers to final voter turnout and exit interviews. The comprehensive coverage includes campaign strategy, the sequence of electoral events, and the issues, all from the perspective of the various actors in the election process voters, interest groups, political parties, the media, and the candidates themselves.

Author : Deborah Kalb
Publisher : CQ Press
Page : 5119 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781483380384

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Guide to U.S. Elections by Deborah Kalb Pdf

The CQ Press Guide to U.S. Elections is a comprehensive, two-volume reference providing information on the U.S. electoral process, in-depth analysis on specific political eras and issues, and everything in between. Thoroughly revised and infused with new data, analysis, and discussion of issues relating to elections through 2014, the Guide will include chapters on: Analysis of the campaigns for presidency, from the primaries through the general election Data on the candidates, winners/losers, and election returns Details on congressional and gubernatorial contests supplemented with vast historical data. Key Features include: Tables, boxes and figures interspersed throughout each chapter Data on campaigns, election methods, and results Complete lists of House and Senate leaders Links to election-related websites A guide to party abbreviations

Author : Alexander S. Belenky
Publisher : Springer
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783319446967

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Who Will Be the Next President? by Alexander S. Belenky Pdf

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.

Author : Nelson W. Polsby,Aaron B. Wildavsky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1991-10-07
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015021519775

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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 8TH EDITION by Nelson W. Polsby,Aaron B. Wildavsky Pdf

Analyzes political parties, candidates, primaries, conventions, delegates, campaigns, political finance, and voting.

Author : Mark D. Brewer,L. Sandy Maisel
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781538136072

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Parties and Elections in America by Mark D. Brewer,L. Sandy Maisel Pdf

This classic text provides an in-depth examination and history of American political parties and their critical role in representative democracy at the local, state, and national levels.

Author : Glen Krutz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1951693434

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American Government 3e by Glen Krutz Pdf

American Government 3e aligns with the topics and objectives of many government courses. Faculty involved in the project have endeavored to make government workings, issues, debates, and impacts meaningful and memorable to students while maintaining the conceptual coverage and rigor inherent in the subject. With this objective in mind, the content of this textbook has been developed and arranged to provide a logical progression from the fundamental principles of institutional design at the founding, to avenues of political participation, to thorough coverage of the political structures that constitute American government. The book builds upon what students have already learned and emphasizes connections between topics as well as between theory and applications. The goal of each section is to enable students not just to recognize concepts, but to work with them in ways that will be useful in later courses, future careers, and as engaged citizens.

Author : Lara M. Brown
Publisher : Cambria Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9781604977028

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Jockeying for the American Presidency by Lara M. Brown Pdf

"This book will compel scholars to take a new look at the role of "political opportunism" in the presidential selection process. Lara Brown provides a fresh, innovative exploration of the roots of opportunism, one that challenges conventional wisdom as it advances our understanding of this complex topic."--Michael A. Genovese, Loyola Marymount University.

Author : Harvey L. Schantz
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1996-04-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781438418841

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American Presidential Elections by Harvey L. Schantz Pdf

This book analyzes presidential elections over the sweep of American history, studies the 1992 presidential election, and examines the impact of presidential elections on the U.S. political system and society. It is guided by three basic questions: Are the fifty-two elections in U.S. history a set of discrete events, or are there patterns among them? Are some elections more important than others? And what is their impact on political parties, public policy, and society? The authors compare and contrast presidential elections in order to understand better their individual dynamics. An extensive introduction thoroughly grounds readers in the processes of presidential selection; Milton C. Cummings, Jr. charts the dynamics of the 1992 election, describes the pattern of the vote, and contrasts the outcome with those of 1984 and 1988; Gerald M. Pomper analyzes state-level presidential election results and evaluates the effectiveness of political parties in the democratic process; David R. Mayhew tests the link between elections and major policy change, looking at the impact of divided government on politics and policymaking at the national level; Everett C. Ladd analyzes the impact of postindustrial society on parties and the electoral system; and Harvey L. Schantz examines sectional voting patterns in presidential elections from 1824 to 1992.

Author : Daniel Gasman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351474399

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The Selection and Election of Presidents by Daniel Gasman Pdf

The United States' presidential selection process is intricate, constantly evolving, and imperfectly understood by most American voters. The long campaign brings to light conflicting concepts of the role of the president, inherent constraints on his powers, contradictions in the selection process, and possibilities for change or compromise that are at once its strength and its weakness.The Selection and Election of Presidents is based on a series of meetings and seminars organized by a French-American organization concerned with the presidential selection/election process. A varied group of experts ranging from former presidential candidates, to party leaders to professors engaged each other in an informal setting with much give and take between the speakers and questions from participants. The result is a primer on how political parties operate, their relationship to other elements in the American political system, and how eff ectively parties operate in the light of changes or reforms.The exchanges resulting from the seminars that are the basis of this volume provide a still-valuable outline of how the American system works when presidents are selected.

Author : Thomas H. Neale
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781437925692

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Electoral College Reform by Thomas H. Neale Pdf

Contents: (1) Intro.; (2) Competing Approaches: Direct Popular Election v. Electoral College Reform; (3) Direct Popular Election: Pro and Con; (4) Electoral College Reform: Pro and Con; (5) Electoral College Amendments Proposed in the 111th Congress; (6) Contemporary Activity in the States; (7) 2004: Colorado Amendment 36; (8) 2007-2008: The Presidential Reform Act (California Counts); (9) 2006-Present: National Popular Vote -- Direct Popular Election Through an Interstate Compact; Origins; The Plan; National Popular Vote, Inc.; Action in the State Legislatures; States That Have Approved NPV; National Popular Vote; (10) Prospects for Change -- An Analysis; (11) State Action -- A Viable Reform Alternative?; (12) Concluding Observations.

Author : Alexander Keyssar
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780674974142

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Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College? by Alexander Keyssar Pdf

A New Statesman Book of the Year “America’s greatest historian of democracy now offers an extraordinary history of the most bizarre aspect of our representative democracy—the electoral college...A brilliant contribution to a critical current debate.” —Lawrence Lessig, author of They Don’t Represent Us Every four years, millions of Americans wonder why they choose their presidents through an arcane institution that permits the loser of the popular vote to become president and narrows campaigns to swing states. Congress has tried on many occasions to alter or scuttle the Electoral College, and in this master class in American political history, a renowned Harvard professor explains its confounding persistence. After tracing the tangled origins of the Electoral College back to the Constitutional Convention, Alexander Keyssar outlines the constant stream of efforts since then to abolish or reform it. Why have they all failed? The complexity of the design and partisan one-upmanship have a lot to do with it, as do the difficulty of passing constitutional amendments and the South’s long history of restrictive voting laws. By revealing the reasons for past failures and showing how close we’ve come to abolishing the Electoral College, Keyssar offers encouragement to those hoping for change. “Conclusively demonstrates the absurdity of preserving an institution that has been so contentious throughout U.S. history and has not infrequently produced results that defied the popular will.” —Michael Kazin, The Nation “Rigorous and highly readable...shows how the electoral college has endured despite being reviled by statesmen from James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and Andrew Jackson to Edward Kennedy, Bob Dole, and Gerald Ford.” —Lawrence Douglas, Times Literary Supplement

Author : Tom Lansford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Political campaigns
ISBN : OCLC:226400793

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The Presidential Election Process by Tom Lansford Pdf