L'Autore affronta alcune problematiche di carattere costituzionale e politico relative al processo di elezione del Presidente degli Stati Uniti, analizzando il sistema delle primarie, il criterio di selezione dei cosiddetti Grandi Elettori e il modello del Collegio Elettorale

Conti, Gabriele

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L'Autore affronta alcune problematiche di carattere costituzionale e politico relative al processo di elezione del Presidente degli Stati Uniti, analizzando il sistema delle primarie, il criterio di selezione dei cosiddetti Grandi Elettori e il modello del Collegio Elettorale.Citizens of the United Statesdo not directly elect theirPresident. Instead, they choose “Electors”,  individuals  who generally pledge  to  vote  for  a particularcandidate.  However,  the  U.S. Constitution contains very few provisions concerning the qualifications ofthe Electors. Political partycommittees  or political party  local  caucuses  select eligible Electors  before  the  general  election. Generally, electors are chosen because of their loyalty to theparty. In this sense, Electorstend–or, in certain cases, are obligedby parties or state laws–to vote for their respectiveparty nominees. In fact, several  States  requireElectors  to  vote  in  accordance  with  their  pledge,  even  if the  U.S.  Constitution doesnot  require  Electors  to  vote  in compliance  withthe  popular  vote, norit bindsElectors  to  their party pledge. The Supreme Court ruled that aStatehasthe right to require Electorsto pledge to vote for  the  candidateto  whom  their  party  supports,but  such  pledges  are  legally  unenforceable under theConstitution.  Thus,  Electors  are  free  to  act  within  the  Electoral  College,  even  if,until  today,faithless Electorsdo  not  have affected  the  outcome  of  any presidential  election.In  this  article, we will  analyze the  most  relevant mattersconcerning  the  process  of  electing  the  President  and  vice-President  of  the U.S.and we will especially focus onthe Electoral College system and the various methods of selection of the Electors

CONTI, GABRIELE

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Aspetti problematici del processo di elezione del Presidente degli Stati Uniti

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Aspetti problematici del processo di elezione del Presidente degli Stati Uniti

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