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Format: 1 online resource (430 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 9786612356940 , 9780520929333 , 0520929330 , 9781597347211 , 1597347213 , 9781282356948 , 1282356941

Content: The American presidential election of 2000 was perhaps the most remarkable, and in many ways the most unsettling, that the country has yet experienced. The millennial election raised fundamental questions not only about American democracy, but also about the nation's constitution and about the legitimate role of American courts, state and federal, and in particular about the United States Supreme Court. The Longest Night presents a lively and informed reaction to the legal aftermath of the election by the most prominent experts on the subject. With a balance of opposing views-including those of some of the most distinguished foreign commentators writing on the subject today-the contributors present an unusual breadth of perspectives in addressing the judicial, institutional, and political questions involved in the disputed election. Their commentaries bring the confusion and frenzy of the event into clear focus and lay the groundwork for an essential public debate that is sure to continue well into the future. The Longest Night contains a thorough chronology of the events in Florida, a detailed account of the institutional structure of American presidential elections, a series of analyses both criticizing and defending the decisions in Bush v. Gore, American perspectives on the Florida struggle and America's electoral system, and a debate on maintaining or reforming the electoral college. The authors include participants in the legal and political battles surrounding the Florida election, foreigners charged with monitoring and supervising elections, and scholars from many disciplines specializing in constitutionalism, democracy, and American election law.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front matter -- , CONTENTS -- , ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- , INTRODUCTION -- , CAST AND CHRONOLOGY -- , 1. EQUAL PROTECTION FOR VOTES -- , 2. LAW AND DATA: THE BUTTERFLY BALLOT EPISODE -- , 3. DISPUTING ELECTIONS -- , 4. A BADLY FLAWED ELECTION -- , 5. EXCHANGE BETWEEN RONALD DWORKIN AND CHARLES FRIED -- , 6. BUSH V. GORE: THREE STRIKES FOR THE CONSTITUTION, THE COURT, AND DEMOCRACY, BUT THERE IS ALWAYS NEXT SEASON -- , 7. THE UNBEARABLE RIGHTNESS OF BUSH V. GORE -- , 8. THE GHOSTWRITERS -- , 9. NOTES FOR THE UNPUBLISHED SUPPLEMENTAL SEPARATE OPINIONS IN BUSH V. GORE -- , 10. ANATOMY OF A CONSTITUTIONAL COUP -- , 11. THE MANY FACES OF BUSH V. GORE -- , 12. SPRINGTIME FOR ROUSSEAU -- , 13. MACHIAVELLI IN ROBES? THE COURT IN THE ELECTION -- , 14. A FLAWED YET RESILIENT SYSTEM: A VIEW FROM JERUSALEM -- , 15. CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL REVIEW OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN FRANCE AND A FRENCH JUDICIAL PERSPECTIVE ON BUSH V. GORE -- , 16. SEVEN REASONS WHY BUSH V. GORE WOULD HAVE BEEN UNLIKELY IN GERMANY -- , 17. BUSH V. GORE: A VIEW FROM ITALY -- , 18. DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA: A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE ON THE MILLENNIAL ELECTION -- , 19. WEIGHING THE ALTERNATIVES: REFORM OR DEFORM? -- , 20. THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE: A FATALLY FLAWED INSTITUTION -- , 21. THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE: A MODEST CONTRIBUTION -- , 22. POPULAR ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT WITHOUT A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT -- , CONTRIBUTORS -- , INDEX , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780520233737

Additional Edition: ISBN 0520233735

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780520235496

Additional Edition: ISBN 0520235495

Language: English

DOI: 10.1525/9780520929333

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Format: Online-Ressource (417 p) , 24 cm

Edition: Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web

ISBN: 0520235495 , 0520233735

Content: The American presidential election of 2000 was perhaps the most remarkable, and in many ways the most unsettling, that the country has yet experienced. The millennial election raised fundamental questions not only about American democracy, but also about the nation's constitution and about the legitimate role of American courts, state and federal, and in particular about the United States Supreme Court. The Longest Night presents a lively and informed reaction to the legal aftermath of the election by the most prominent experts on the subject. With a balance of opposing views-including those o

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index , CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Introduction; Cast and Chronology; PART I. IN THE HEAT OF THE BATTLE; 1. Equal Protection for Votes; 2. Law and Data: The Butterfly Ballot Episode; PART II. THE MACHINERY OF DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA; 3. Disputing Elections; PART III. THE DECISIONS; 4. A Badly Flawed Election; 5. Exchange between Ronald Dworkin and Charles Fried; 6. Bush v. Gore: Three Strikes for the Constitution, the Court, and Democracy, but There Is Always Next Season; 7. The Unbearable Rightness of Bush v. Gore; 8. The Ghostwriters , 9. Notes for the Unpublished Supplemental Separate Opinions in Bush v. GorePART IV. AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES; 10. Anatomy of a Constitutional Coup; 11. The Many Faces of Bush v. Gore; 12. Springtime for Rousseau; 13. Machiavelli in Robes? The Court in the Election; PART V. FOREIGN PERSPECTIVES; 14. A Flawed yet Resilient System: A View from Jerusalem; 15. Constitutional Council Review of Presidential Elections in France and a French Judicial Perspective on Bush v. Gore; 16. Seven Reasons Why Bush v. Gore Would Have Been Unlikely in Germany; 17. Bush v. Gore: A View from Italy , 18. Democracy in America: A European Perspective on the Millennial ElectionPART VI. REFORM?; 19. Weighing the Alternatives: Reform or Deform?; 20. The Electoral College: A Fatally Flawed Institution; 21. The Electoral College: A Modest Contribution; 22. Popular Election of the President without a Constitutional Amendment; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W , Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780520235496

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Longest Night : Polemics and Perspectives on Election 2000

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Format: 417 S , Ill , 23cm

ISBN: 0520233735 , 0520235495

Language: English

Keywords: USA Präsident ; Präsidentenwahl ; Geschichte 2000 ; USA Präsident ; Präsidentenwahl ; Geschichte 2000 ; Aufsatzsammlung

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Format: 417 p.

Edition: Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Language: English

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