U.S. Domestic Policy: Voting System
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In this episode, U.S. Domestic Policy: Voting System, we discuss with our guest, Dr. Douglas Brattebo, Associate Professor and Director of the James A. Garfield Center of the Study of the American Presidency at Hiram University, the electoral college, voting behavior and possible future changes to the system. Join us and our guest as we discuss the voting system.
About our guest:
Douglas M. Brattebo is Professor of Political Science and Director of the James A. Garfield Center for the Study of the American Presidency. Among the courses Brattebo teaches are: Ethics in U.S. Foreign Policy; Introduction to American Government; The American Presidency and the Executive Branch; Scandals and Constitutional Crises in the Modern Presidency; Understanding Trump and Trumpism; The U.S. Congress; Political Parties and Interest Groups; Constitutional Law I: Governmental Powers and the Federal System; Constitutional Law II: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights; The Virtues, Leadership, and Legacy of Abraham Lincoln; and Engaged Citizenship. A world traveler, he also leads study away courses to Australia, New Zealand, and the ancient forests of the U.S. Pacific Coast. Brattebo has won campus-wide teaching awards at both Hiram College (2016) and the U.S. Naval Academy (2002). Among his more than thirty publications are six co-edited books.
Research/Resources Notes:
Law Expert Kermit Roosevelt on the Electoral College and why America uses it by Kristen de Groot. Published November 4, 2020 in Penn Today and available on https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/law-expert-kermit-roosevelt-electoral-college-and-why-america-uses-it-pick-president
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