Just elections : creating a fair electoral process in the United States

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Label

Just elections : creating a fair electoral process in the United States

Title remainder

creating a fair electoral process in the United States

Statement of responsibility

Dennis F. Thompson

Creator

• Thompson, Dennis F., (Dennis Frank), 1940-

Subject

• Election districts -- United States
• Elections
• Elections -- United States
• Election districts
• Representative government and representation -- United States
• United States
• Representative government and representation

Language

eng

Summary

"The 2000 election showed that the mechanics of voting, such as ballot design, can make a critical difference in the accuracy and fairness of our elections. But as Dennis F. Thompson shows, even more fundamental issues must be addressed to insure that our electoral system is just." "Thompson argues that three central democratic principles - equal respect, free choice, and popular sovereignty - underlie our electoral institutions and should inform any assessment of the justice of elections. Although we may all endorse these principles in theory, Thompson shows that in practice we disagree about their meaning and application. He shows how they create conflicts among basic values across a broad spectrum of electoral controversies, from disagreements about term limits and primaries to disputes about recounts and presidential electors." "Accessible and wide ranging, Just Elections masterfully weaves together the philosophical, legal, and political aspects of the electoral process. Anyone who wants to understand the deeper issues at stake in American elections and the consequences that follow them will need to read it."--Jacket

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

324.6/3/0973

Index

index present

LC call number

JK1976

LC item number

.T47 2002

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography