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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: Government: Crises of Confidence -- 1: The 2000 Election: Bush vs. Gore -- 2: Creating the Electoral College -- 3: Early Elections -- 4: Political Maneuvers and Scandals -- 5: The Elections of 1876 and 1888 -- 6: The Electoral College Today -- 7: Should the Electoral College System Change? -- Electoral College Votes by State for 2004 and 2008 Elections -- Glossary -- Further Reading -- Index -- About the Author -- Picture Credits.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Electoral College Reform: 111th Congress Proposals and Other Current Developments -- Summary -- Introduction -- Competing Approaches: Direct Popular Election v. Electoral College Reform -- Direct Popular Election -- Direct Popular Election: Pros and Cons -- Electoral College Reform -- Electoral College Reform: Pros and Cons -- Electoral College Amendments Proposed -- in the 111th Congress -- H.J.Res. 9-The Every Vote Counts Amendment -- Sections 1, 3 and 4 -- Section 5 -- Section 2 -- Section 6 -- H.J.Res. 36 -- Section 1 -- Section 2 -- S.J.Res. 4 -- Section 1 -- Section 2 -- Contemporary Activity in the States -- National Popular Vote-Direct Popular Election through An Interstate Compact -- Origins -- The Plan -- National Popular Vote, Inc. -- Action in the State Legislatures -- States Approving the National Popular Vote Compact -- State Legislative Approvals of the National Popular Vote Compact Negated by Gubernatorial Veto -- State Action in the 2009-2010 Legislative Sessions -- National Popular Vote: Support and Opposition -- National Popular Vote: Legal and Constitutional Issues -- Two Unsuccessful Intra-State Initiatives: Colorado Amendment 36 and California Counts -- Colorado Amendment 36 (2004) : A Proportional Plan State Initiative -- The Presidential Reform Act, "California Counts" (2007-2008)-A State District Plan Initiative -- Prospects for Change-An Analysis -- Trends in Congressional Electoral College Reform Proposals -- Prospects for a Constitutional Amendment -- State Action-A Viable Reform Alternative? -- The National Popular Vote Compact: Tortoise? Hare? -- or Non-Starter? -- Concluding Observations -- Appendix. Electoral College Reform -- Proposal Variants -- The Automatic Plan -- The District Plan -- The Proportional Plan -- End Notes -- The Electoral College -- Creating the Electoral College.

The democratic process is one of the most iconic and important parts of American history and culture. However, there has long been controversy surrounding one particular aspect of that process: the Electoral College. Packed with easily digestible text, eye-catching graphic features, and engaging fact boxes, this book provides a primer on the Electoral College, how it works, and why some people argue it should be abolished and replaced with a popular voting process.

What's the Electoral College? -- The founders' college -- Electors' role in U.S. Democracy -- Even this college has rules -- College by the numbers -- "Proportional representation" -- When electors elect -- Who elects the electors? -- What can't they do? -- When electors aren't enough -- When the Electoral College failed -- Why people like the college -- Why people don't like the college -- Can it be improved?

Picking a President -- Election Day and Beyond -- Creating the College -- The Electoral Vote -- An Old System -- The Best System? -- Changing the College -- Do the People's Votes Still Count? -- Going Forward -- Infographic -- SilverTips for Success -- Glossary -- Read More -- Learn More Online -- Index -- About the Author.