After the People Vote: A Guide to the Electoral College [Paperback]

Walter Berns (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2004

The new edition of this popular guide examines how the electoral college and postelection processes work and includes a short history of contested elections.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The best single source for information on the intricacies of choosing an American President." -- -ROLLCALL

"... But Americans are remarkably, and dangerously, unaware of how the electoral college came to be what it is. -- -George F. Will, Columnist

"The authors have produced the definitive electoral college." -- -Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., Former chairman, Republican National Committee --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Aei Pr; 3rd edition (December 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0844741515
• ISBN-13: 978-0844741512
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,073,670 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ugh... Who is really uninformed?, November 1, 2002

By 

Dean Jones Jr. (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: After the People Vote: A Guide to the Electoral College (Aei Studies, 542) (Paperback)

Keep in mind that a democracy works on everyone gathering together to vote on situations. A republic is when you vote people into power to represent yourself, as we do with our elections for the Senate, and for Congress! They represent your state and you. This is why you should always attend for voting for congress and senate in your state...We've always voted by electoral votes since 1787...This book is to help you understand the electoral college and its importance to our REPUBLIC. It does explain how the electoral college works. If you're looking for a book that talks about the 2000 election, this is not the book. If you're looking for a book on scandals, secrets, lies, and gossip, this is NOT the book. This book just plainly tells you how the electoral college works. It's an educational think piece, not a tabloid. If you want a book about the secrets, lies, and video tapes the electoral college or government has, please seek [it] elsewhere.

14 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Underinformative and overopinionated, December 5, 2000

By 

Matthew E. Cavanaugh (Chicago, Illinois, United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: After the People Vote: A Guide to the Electoral College (Aei Studies, 542) (Paperback)

This book was a disappointment. It is very small, short, and in large type. There is no discussion of exactly who the electors have been, exactly how they were chosen, and why, throughout U.S. history. There is no mention of how the college originally functioned, or of why the current system developed. There is no explication of unfaithful electors, their motives, or their fates. The book is less information about the electoral college than a politically conservative defense of it. The book needs updating based on the 2000 election; for example, the book repeatedly defends the college by stating the college magnifies the victory margin of the popular vote winner. The book leaves the reader wondering if the writers would defend the college if the outcome in 2000 were as predicted, with the Democrat winning the electoral vote but not the popular vote, instead of the actual (reverse) result.