By The People

Globe Pequot Press

Distorting DemocracyThe Forgotten History of the Electoral Collegeand Why It Matters Today\nAuthor(s): Carolyn Rene Dupont, Stephen Clements\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Globe Pequot Press, United States\nImprint: Globe Pequot Press\nISBN-13: 9781493085989, 978-1493085989\nSynopsis\nBy the People will awaken Americans to the perils of our system by unveiling the Electoral Colleges origins, history, and present operations. This book demonstrates that the system has no principled foundation, that it has changed dramatically over its 230year history, and that it threatens the legitimacy of our political system in the present.\n\nA narrative-driven mix of history and political science, By the People offers compelling stories to make its case in three distinct sections, each featuring a key argument.\n\nPart I tells the story of the Electoral Colleges origins in the Constitutional Convention. Vaunted myths often dominate Americans understanding of the founding, but this account highligh.