Presidential Elections in the United States: A Primer

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By Kevin J. Coleman (au); Joseph E. Cantor (au); thmas H. Neale (au)
Year: 2000
Pages: 53
Binding Paperback
ISBN 978-1-4578-3332-8

Product Code: 1457833328

Description

Every four years, Americans elect a President and Vice President, thereby choosing both national leaders and a course of public policy. The system that governs the election of the President combines constitutional and statutory requirements, rules of the national and state political parties, political traditions, and contemporary developments and practices. As initially prescribed by the Constitution, the election of the President was left to electors chosen by the states. Final authority for selecting the President still rests with the electoral college, which comprises electors from each state equal in number to the stateäó»s total representation in the House and Senate. This report describes the four stages of the presidential election process: the pre-nomination primaries and caucuses for selecting delegates to the national conventions; the national nominating conventions; the general election; and voting by members of the electoral college to choose the President and Vice President. Tables. This is a print on demand report.

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