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THE FIRST PRIORITY: MAKING AMERICA A DEMOCRACY.

The article offers information on the need for improving democracy of the U.S. Topics discussed include candidate who lost the popular vote was nonetheless selected as president because of the Electoral College; anti-democratic aspects of the Constitution seem impossible to change; and Electoral Col...

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Publicado en:American Prospect Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 72 - 77
Autor principal: CHEMERINSKY, ERWIN
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: American Prospect Winter2019
Materias:
United States
Democracy
Popular vote
Electoral college
Constitutional reform
Slavery in the United States
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Sumario:The article offers information on the need for improving democracy of the U.S. Topics discussed include candidate who lost the popular vote was nonetheless selected as president because of the Electoral College; anti-democratic aspects of the Constitution seem impossible to change; and Electoral College as product of compromises concerning slavery that were at the core of the Constitution's drafting and ratification.