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The Resource The runner-up presidency : the elections that defied America's popular will (and how our democracy remains in danger), Mark Weston

The runner-up presidency : the elections that defied America's popular will (and how our democracy remains in danger), Mark Weston

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Publication
Extent
viii, 215 pages
Contents
  • Introduction: Electoral votes: a risky game of dice
  • What were the founders thinking? The electoral system's oddities, origins, and benefits
  • Florida, Bush v. Gore, and the 2000 election
  • The loser wins: Rutherford B. Hayes (1876)
  • The loser wins again: Benjamin Harrison (1888)
  • The house decides: Jefferson v. Burr (1800)
  • The house decides again: John Quincy Adams v. Andrew Jackson (1824)
  • 1968: a close call with George Wallace
  • Direct elections and other flawed proposals to fix our system
  • How Barack Obama nearly became a runner-up president: the search for a more perfect electoral system
  • Two small repairs: winner-takes-most (not all) and a better way to deal with deadlocks
  • Appendix A: Three possible constitutional amendments
  • Appendix B: Winner-takes-most's roughly equal sacrifices from state to state
  • Appendix C: Past elections under the winner-takes-most reform
Isbn
9781493022571
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Label
The runner-up presidency : the elections that defied America's popular will (and how our democracy remains in danger)
Title
The runner-up presidency
Title remainder
the elections that defied America's popular will (and how our democracy remains in danger)
Statement of responsibility
Mark Weston
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1953-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Weston, Mark
Dewey number
324.973
Illustrations
maps
Index
index present
LC call number
JK524
LC item number
.W47 2016
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Presidents
  • Presidential candidates
  • Political campaigns
  • Presidents
  • Presidents
  • Presidents
  • Presidents
  • Presidents
  • Presidents
Target audience
adult
Label
The runner-up presidency : the elections that defied America's popular will (and how our democracy remains in danger), Mark Weston
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-207) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: Electoral votes: a risky game of dice -- What were the founders thinking? The electoral system's oddities, origins, and benefits -- Florida, Bush v. Gore, and the 2000 election -- The loser wins: Rutherford B. Hayes (1876) -- The loser wins again: Benjamin Harrison (1888) -- The house decides: Jefferson v. Burr (1800) -- The house decides again: John Quincy Adams v. Andrew Jackson (1824) -- 1968: a close call with George Wallace -- Direct elections and other flawed proposals to fix our system -- How Barack Obama nearly became a runner-up president: the search for a more perfect electoral system -- Two small repairs: winner-takes-most (not all) and a better way to deal with deadlocks -- Appendix A: Three possible constitutional amendments -- Appendix B: Winner-takes-most's roughly equal sacrifices from state to state -- Appendix C: Past elections under the winner-takes-most reform
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
viii, 215 pages
Isbn
9781493022571
Lccn
2015046069
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
maps
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocn941577297
  • (Sirsi) o941577297
  • (OCoLC)941577297
Label
The runner-up presidency : the elections that defied America's popular will (and how our democracy remains in danger), Mark Weston
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-207) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: Electoral votes: a risky game of dice -- What were the founders thinking? The electoral system's oddities, origins, and benefits -- Florida, Bush v. Gore, and the 2000 election -- The loser wins: Rutherford B. Hayes (1876) -- The loser wins again: Benjamin Harrison (1888) -- The house decides: Jefferson v. Burr (1800) -- The house decides again: John Quincy Adams v. Andrew Jackson (1824) -- 1968: a close call with George Wallace -- Direct elections and other flawed proposals to fix our system -- How Barack Obama nearly became a runner-up president: the search for a more perfect electoral system -- Two small repairs: winner-takes-most (not all) and a better way to deal with deadlocks -- Appendix A: Three possible constitutional amendments -- Appendix B: Winner-takes-most's roughly equal sacrifices from state to state -- Appendix C: Past elections under the winner-takes-most reform
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
viii, 215 pages
Isbn
9781493022571
Lccn
2015046069
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
maps
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocn941577297
  • (Sirsi) o941577297
  • (OCoLC)941577297

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