TY - BOOK AU - Gregg,Gary L. TI - Securing democracy: why we have an electoral college SN - 9781882926657 AV - JK529 .S43 2007 U1 - 324.6/3 21 PY - 2001/// CY - Wilmington, Del. PB - ISI Books KW - USA KW - President KW - gnd KW - swd KW - Electoral college KW - United States KW - Presidents KW - Election KW - fast KW - Politics and government KW - Verkiezingen KW - gtt KW - Presidenten KW - Grondwetten N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-155) and index; Introduction; Mitch McConnell --; The origins and meaning of the electoral college; Gary L. Gregg II --; The development and democratization of the electoral college; Andrew E. Busch --; Federalism, the states and the electoral college; James R. Stoner Jr. --; Moderating the political impulse; Paul A. Rahe --; The electoral college and the future of the American political parties; Michael Barone --; The electoral college and the uniqueness of America; Daniel Patrick Moynihan --; Creating constitutional majorities : the electoral college after 2000; Michael M. Uhlmann --; Outputs : the electoral college produces presidents; Walter Berns N2 - A collection of essays by leading politicians, journalists, and academics that show how the Electoral College is embedded in the fabric of our constitutional system and cannot easily be changed without disturbing the whole framework ER -