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The New Federalism and Direct Popular Election

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2009

Extract

Reforms usually spring from felt or threatened grievances, not from abstract considerations of institutional perfection. It is understandable then that Presidential election years regularly bring a renewal of more than ordinary interest in reforming the way the President is elected. Interest in reform of this kind was more widespread and intense than usual before and after the 1968 election. Changes have already been made in certain phases of the nomination processes of the major political parties. Nevertheless, the constitutional provisions and the laws governing the Presidential election itself remain unchanged. In 1969 and 1970, these provisions and laws were almost swept aside by a proposed constitutional amendment providing for direct popular election of the President.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © University of Notre Dame 1972

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References

* A full review of the relevant events of this period and the various reform proposals can be found in Bickel, Alexander, Reform and Continuity (New York, 1971)Google Scholar and in Sayre, Wallace S. and Parris, Judith H., Voting For President (Washington, D. C., 1970)Google Scholar.