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After winning its independence from Great Britain, the United States worked to build a new government. Three separate branches were developed to balance the power: legislative, judicial, and executive. After a few failed attempts to establish a process to elect an executive leader, or president, the Electoral College system was created. In this system, each state is given a number of votes according to its number of senators and representatives. While the debate continues on the effectiveness of the Electoral College, the system has been used for more than 200 years.
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Michael Burgan has written numerous books for children and young adults during his nearly 20 years as a freelance writer. Many of his books have focused on U.S. history, geography, and the lives of world leaders. Michael has won several awards for his writing, and his graphic novel version of the classic tale Frankenstein (Stone Arch Books) was a Junior Library Guild selection. Michael graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor’s degree in history. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his cat, Callie.
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Burgan begins the book with a question: ""On November 7, 2000, more than 100 million Americans voted for a new U.S. president...Gore had almost 540,000 more than Bush. Yet, Bush was sworn in as the 43rd president of the United States. What caused Gore to l --Children's Literature Comprehensive Database Newsletter
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- PublisherCompass Point Books
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0756524555
- ISBN 13 9780756524555
- BindingLibrary Binding
- Number of pages48
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