The Electoral College and Direct Election: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session, ... : SupplementU.S. Government Printing Office, 1977 - 537 pages |
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... possible approach . But it is hard to escape the fact that the candidate who gets the most votes ought to be elected . That is the point I make . It is hard to believe that I should have had one more electoral vote than President Ford ...
... possible approach . But it is hard to escape the fact that the candidate who gets the most votes ought to be elected . That is the point I make . It is hard to believe that I should have had one more electoral vote than President Ford ...
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... possible faithless electors who are free to disregard the will of the voters . ( 4 ) It would reduce the premium on fraud in pivotal electoral vote states . ( 5 ) It would strengthen the two - party system , even in present one - party ...
... possible faithless electors who are free to disregard the will of the voters . ( 4 ) It would reduce the premium on fraud in pivotal electoral vote states . ( 5 ) It would strengthen the two - party system , even in present one - party ...
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... possible to minimize confusion in our Nation's leadership . CONCLUSION Direct election offers real hope of promoting the political involvement of every American and of insuring that his or her vote for the highest offices in the land is ...
... possible to minimize confusion in our Nation's leadership . CONCLUSION Direct election offers real hope of promoting the political involvement of every American and of insuring that his or her vote for the highest offices in the land is ...
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... possible need to use the contingency procedure for the first time in nearly 150 years . Furthermore , in recent elec- 9. Peirce , People's President , p . 102 . tions there has been a recurring tendency for electors to 72.
... possible need to use the contingency procedure for the first time in nearly 150 years . Furthermore , in recent elec- 9. Peirce , People's President , p . 102 . tions there has been a recurring tendency for electors to 72.
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... possible coalition of Southern Democrats and Republicans might elect a more conserva- tive candidate . It is argued that the system of presidential electors is a potential danger to the two - party system because it en- courages this ...
... possible coalition of Southern Democrats and Republicans might elect a more conserva- tive candidate . It is argued that the system of presidential electors is a potential danger to the two - party system because it en- courages this ...
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Page 393 - States, and a Majority of all the States shall be necessary to a Choice. In every Case, after the Choice of the President, the Person having the greatest Number of Votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President. But if there should remain two or more who have equal Votes, the Senate shall chuse from them by Ballot the Vice President. The Congress may determine the Time of chusing the Electors, and the Day on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be the same throughout the United States.
Page 17 - A number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a State, but in no event more than the least populous state...
Page 97 - In all the changes to which you may be invited, remember that time and habit are at least as necessary to fix the true character of governments, as of other human institutions...
Page 407 - Massachusetts 23 Michigan 24 Minnesota 25 Mississippi 26 Missouri 27 Montana 28 Nebraska 29 Nevada 30 New Hampshire 31 New Jersey 32 New Mexico 33 New York 34 North Carolina 35 North Dakota 36 Ohio 37 Oklahoma 38...
Page 414 - Pythagorean theorem, which states that the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
Page 407 - Different localities 1. Alabama 2. Alaska 3. Arizona 4. Arkansas. 5. California 6. Colorado 7. Connecticut 8. Delaware 9. District of Columbia.. 10. Florida 11.
Page 392 - Baker v. Carr, 369 US 186 (1962), Reynolds v. Sims, 377 US 533 (1964), but in cases overturning State laws that imposed financial burdens (see Harper v.
Page 398 - Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press ; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Page 510 - An ignorant man, who is not fool enough to meddle with his clock, is however sufficiently confident to think he can safely take to pieces, and put together at his pleasure, a moral machine of another guise importance and complexity, composed of far other wheels, and springs, and balances, and counteracting and co-operating powers.
Page 21 - IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JANUARY 3, 1985 Mr. MATTINGLY (for himself, Mr. EVANS, Mr. THURMOND, and Mr. ARMSTRONG) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to allow the President to veto items of appropriation. 1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives...