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02641aam a22004694i 4500 001 7C856F464C9C11EAA62F6FF696128E48 003 SILO 005 20200211010143 008 190619t20202020nyua j 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2019018369 020 $a 1725310759 020 $a 9781725310759 020 $a 1725310740 020 $a 9781725310742 020 $a 1725310767 020 $a 9781725310766 035 $a (OCoLC)1107117935 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d BDX $d OCLCQ $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a JK529 $b .C67 2020 082 00 $a 324.6/3 $2 23 100 1 $a Corso, Phil, $e author. 245 14 $a The electoral college / $c Phil Corso. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b PowerKids Press, $c 2020. 300 $a 32 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 490 1 $a U.S. presidential elections : how they work 500 $a Includes index. 505 0 $a What's the Electoral College? -- The founders' college -- Electors' role in U.S. Democracy -- Even this college has rules -- College by the numbers -- "Proportional representation" -- When electors elect -- Who elects the electors? -- What can't they do? -- When electors aren't enough -- When the Electoral College failed -- Why people like the college -- Why people don't like the college -- Can it be improved? 520 $a "The Electoral College is the body of people who elect the president and vice president of the United States. Many U.S. citizens are confused by this system, which dates back to the creation of the U.S. Constitution. When citizens vote for a presidential candidate, they're actually voting for an elector -- someone who will cast a vote for their state for that candidate in the Electoral College. This system is a controversial subject in American politics. In this book, primary sources and informative sidebars lend historical context to help young readers understand this essential aspect of U.S. presidential elections"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Electoral college $z United States $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Presidents $z United States $x Election $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Elections $z United States $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Voting $z United States $v Juvenile literature. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $v Juvenile literature. 830 0 $a U.S. Presidential elections: how they work. 941 $a 2 952 $l YTPG232 $d 20210402012836.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20200211013959.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7C856F464C9C11EAA62F6FF696128E48 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search