Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The Electoral College And The Black And Brown Vote: Versus The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, Popular Plurality, And One Person, One VoteISBN13:9781664169739ISBN10:1664169733Author:Atkinson, Val (Author)Description:This Is A Searing Account Of The Contradictions And Historical Complexities Of The Electoral College It Is Particularly Focused On The Negative Impact The Electoral College Has Had On Black And Brown Voters I Was An Adjunct Political Science Professor In The Political Science Department At North Carolina Central University In Durham, North Carolina From 2006 Through 2013 My Primary Area Of Focus Was Media Politics But My Favorite Course Was American Government Teaching This Course Gave Me An Opportunity To See That My Students Were Grounded In The Fundamentals And Operations Of Our Government - The Why's And How's Of American Government There Was No Shortage Of Primary Text Books For American Government But I Found Myself Continually Searching For A Supplemental Text To Augment My Particular Approach To The Subject Having Graduated From Hbcus And Pwis In Both Undergraduate And Graduate Studies I Wanted To Ensure That Our Students At North Carolina Central University Were Keenly Aware Of Their Places In American Government, And How Certain Portions Of American Government Were Designed Around And Directed Particularly Towards Their Ancestors Obviously I Never Found The Exact Supplemental Text I Was Looking For, So I Decided To Write My Own So Here It Is - The Electoral College And The Black And Brown Vote In Preparing For This Book I Discovered That Most Americans Know Very Little About The System They Use To Select The Leaders That Will Govern Them, And That Those That Continue To Harbor Slaveocracy Tendencies Are Working Hard To Keep The Electoral College As It Is In All Things Political We Should Start With The Authorization - Where Is The Authority Found For What We're Doing Or Professing To Do? Some Call This The Enabling Legislation In This Case The Enabling Legislation For The Electoral College Is The 12Th Amendment To The Constitution In This Book I Examine The 12Th Amendment From The Prospects Of The Presidential Election, And The Responsibilities Of The Various States, Electors And Voters I Talk About The Amendment's Effect On Large States And Small States, And A Large Portion Of The Book Is Devoted To The Amendment's Impact On Black And Brown Voters This Is A Book For All People; Students, Teachers, Regular Citizens, And Voters And Non-Voters We Must Fully Understand Our Electoral System If We Want To Ensure That It Is As Fair And Efficient As It Could Possible Be Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Xlibris UsPublication Date:2021-04-21Weight:0.48 lbsDimensions:0.33'' H x 9.02'' L x 5.98'' WNumber of Pages:142Language:English
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Book Title: Electoral College and the Black and Brown Vote : Versus the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, Popular Plurality, and One Person, One Vote
Author: Val Atkinson
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: American Government / National
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation LLC
Publication Year: 2021
Genre: Political Science
Number of Pages: 142 Pages
