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Should The U.S. Electoral College Be Abolished?

By Elaine Paulionis Phelen on September 9, 2019 • ( 3 Comments )

Many Americans uphold the U.S. Constitution as a visionary document: drafted in a spirit of equality and encouraging the maximum democratic participation for all voters. The Preamble’s introductory line, “We the people of the United States, in […]

The Caucus, Primary, and National Party Conventions: How Has History Shaped the Presidential Nomination Process?

By Elaine Paulionis Phelen on July 29, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

How do U.S. political parties nominate a candidate for President? To win the nomination in one of the parties, the candidate collects pledges from a majority of the delegates to the parties’ National Conventions, […]