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Amendment XII :

(Number (ISBN

0737741236 (hardcover)

(Number (ISBN

9780737741230 (hardcover)

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b526381

Title Proper

Amendment XII :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

presidential election process /

First Statement of Responsibility

Jared Zacharias, book editor

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Detroit, MI :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Greenhaven Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2009]

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2009

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

143 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Series Title

Constitutional amendments : beyond the Bill of Rights

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-137) and index

Text of Note

Historical background on the Twelfth Amendment. The Election of 1800 exposes a constitutional flaw / Doris Faber and Harold Faber ; The House of Representatives tackles the problem of presidential elections / U.S. House of Representatives ; The Senate responds to the House's proposed amendment / U.S. Senate ; The course of the debate from Congress to ratification / Lolabel House ; Fixing a broken election process / Akhil Reed Amar -- Testing the Twelfth Amendment. The Election of 1804 / Gaye Wilson ; Ray v. Blair : political parties can require electors to vote for their party's nominee / Stanley Reed ; Electors can vote faithlessly / Robert W. Bennett ; Jones v. Bush : challenging the residency restrictions of the Twelfth Amendment / Stephen E. Jones et al. v. Governor George W. Bush et al. ; The Jones v. Bush decision was based on broad constitutional interpretation / Jess Bravin -- Election controversies in contemporary America. The Electoral College is a misunderstood institution / Danny M. Adkinson and Christopher Elliott ; The Electoral College had dubious beginnings and is no longer necessary / Akhil Reed Amar and Vikram David Amar ; The effects of the Electoral College on the 2000 presidential election / Kenneth Jost and Greg Giroux ; States move to change the Electoral College / Jennifer Steinhauer ; The Electoral College does no result in an equality of votes / George C. Edwards III ; The Electoral College is a necessary system and remains relevant / Michael M. Ulhmann -- Appendices. The Amendments tothe U.S. Constitution ; Court cases relevant to the Twelfth Amendment

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Parallel Title

Amendment 12

Parallel Title

Amendment twelve

Parallel Title

Presidential election process

United States., Constitution., 12th Amendment-- History

Election law-- United States-- History, Juvenile literature

Electoral college-- United States, Juvenile literature

Presidents-- United States-- Election, Juvenile literature

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Edition

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Zacharias, Jared

Date of Transaction

20141129071344.0

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[Book]

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