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BL
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704192
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b526381
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| Title & Author
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Amendment XII : : presidential election process /\ Jared Zacharias, book editor
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| Publication Statement
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Detroit, MI :: Greenhaven Press,, [2009]
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, ©2009
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| Series Statement
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Constitutional amendments : beyond the Bill of Rights
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143 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0737741236 (hardcover)
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: 9780737741230 (hardcover)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-137) and index
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| Contents
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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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United States., Constitution., 12th Amendment-- History
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Election law-- United States-- History, Juvenile literature
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Electoral college-- United States, Juvenile literature
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Presidents-- United States-- Election, Juvenile literature
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| Dewey Classification
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342.73/07
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| LC Classification
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KF4910.A96 2009
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| Added Entry
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Zacharias, Jared
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| Parallel Title
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Amendment 12
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: Amendment twelve
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: Presidential election process
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