As Elections Go, So Goes Democracy
Every four years on January 20, the president-elect stands in the noon-day sun in front of the U.S. Capitol and promises to "faithfully execute the office of President of the United States" and to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution." That Constitution defines who can be president and how to elect the president, but offers only a brief job description for the nation's chief executive. How does he - or she - know what issues or policies to pursue on January 21?
Learn what faculty in the political science department have to say about the election process.
