Excerpt
To balance the power of states and the public in selecting U.S. presidents, the authors of the Constitution devised the Electoral College. The system gave each state a number of “electors” equal to their congressional delegation, and those voters would select the president. It
was a cumbersome system born of compromise that had to be adjusted in 1804 through the 12th Amendment. …
In This Issue
-
Foreword
Read More -
Health Care, Impeachment and Same-Sex Adoptions on the Docket
Department of Justice v. House Judiciary Committee, Texas v. California, Fulton v. Philadelphia and Others
Read More -
Electoral College Voters
Overview of the U.S. Presidential Selection Process
Read More -
Before the Court In Chiafalo v. Washington
The Justices Weigh in on the Electoral College
Read More -
Opinion of the Court in Chiafalo v. Washington
States Can Penalize Faithless Electors
Read More -
The Court Remembers Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Feminist Legal Trailblazer’s Career and Legacy
Read More -
Glossary
Read More
Pro & Con
Does the Constitution Prohibit States From Punishing “Faithless Electors”?
