Electoral College

Reference:

Gale Virtual Reference Library - articles with the title Electoral College from West's Encyclopedia of American Law and more.

Oxford Reference Online: Patrick, John J., Richard M. Pious, and Donald A. Ritchie. "Electoral College." Oxford Guide to the United States Government. Oxford UP, 2001.

Articles:

EBSCOhost - Electoral College (in Subject) - over 170 full text articles

ProQuest - (Editorials OR Commentary) AND Electoral College - over 180 full text articles

Facts on File Issues and Controversies in American History - also includes reference material and primary source documents:

• 2000 Presidential Election. April 25, 2006.


• 1876 Presidential Election. May 17, 2007.

Books:

Ebrary - Edwards, George C. Why the Electoral College is Bad for America. Yale UP, 2004.

CBC Library Catalog - Electoral College (Keyword)

Web:

United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Office of the Federal Register. Electoral College.

National Popular Vote - bill to "guarantee the Presidency to the presidential candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states (and the District of Columbia)."

Washington State Democratic and Republican Party Platforms

Political Parties in Washington State - introductory note and directory, from the Washington State Secretary of State's office.

2008

Washington State Democrats. Washington State Democratic Party Platform. 14 June 2008.

Washington State Republican Party. 2008 Washington State Republican Party Platform. 29 May 2008.

2006

Washington State Democrats. Platform of the Democratic Party of Washington. 3 June 2006.

Washington State Republican Party. 2006 Washington State Republican Party Platform. 26 May 2006.

2004

Washington State Democrats. Washington State Democratic Party 2004 Platform. 5 June 2004.

Washington State Republican Party. 2004 Washington State Republican Party Platform. 29 May 2004.

Earlier Years - Search the Internet Archive Wayback Machine for archived pages

Washington State Democrats - includes platforms back to 1996

Washington State Republican Party - includes platforms back to 1998

Capital Punishment

Articles:

Facts.com" The Supreme Court, Lethal Injection and the Future of U.S. Capital Punishment (Research Feature)." Facts On File World News Digest. May 2008. Continuously updated with key news events.

CQ Researcher: Jost, Kenneth. "Death Penalty Controversies." CQ Researcher 15.33 (2005).

EBSCOhost: SU ( capital punishment OR death penalty ) AND United States [limited to articles from peer-reviewed journals]

ProQuest: SU(Capital Punishment OR Death Penalty) [limited to Editorials]

SU(capital punishment or death penalty) AND (lethal injection)

SU(capital punishment or death penalty) AND (racis* or racial)

Books:

Gershman, Gary P. Death Penalty on Trial : a Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents. Santa Barbara, CA : ABC-CLIO, 2005.

Kronenwetter, Michael. Capital Punishment: a Reference Handbook. Santa Barbara, CA : ABC-CLIO, 2001.

More books on capital punishment from our catalog.

Articles from Gale Virtual Reference:

Bedan, Hugo Adam. "Capital Punishment: Morality, Politics, and Policy." Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice. Ed. Joshua Dressler. 2nd ed. New York: Macmillan, 2002. 125-133.

"Capital Punishment." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. Eds. Jeffrey Lehman and Shirelle Phelps. Vol. 2. 2nd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2005. 237-242.

Steiker, Carol S. "Capital Punishment: Legal Aspects." Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice. Ed. Joshua Dressler. Vol. 1. 2nd ed. New York: Macmillan, 2002. 119-125.

Sharp, Susan. "Capital Punishment." Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities. Ed. Mary Bosworth. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: Sage, 2005. 96-103.

Web:

American Bar Association. Death Penalty Moratorium Implementation Project. "State Death Penalty Assessments: Key Findings." 29 Oct. 2007. Assessment of the fairness and accuracy of eight state death penalty systems.

United States. Supreme Court. Baze v. Rees. Slip Opinion. 16 Apr. 2008. Case affirms the constitutionality of current methods of lethal injection.

ProDeathPenalty.com

Death Penalty Information Center