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Is this any way to run a democratic election? /
Suffrage and Turnout Dilemmas in a NutshellNow It's Your Turn; Notes; 3. How Representative Are American Elections?; The Concept of Representation; The Structure of Elections and the Underrepresentation of Minorities; American Politics and the Underrepresentation of Women; The Electoral College...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Los Angeles, California :
Sage CQ Press,
2014.
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| Edición: | 5th ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Suffrage and Turnout Dilemmas in a NutshellNow It's Your Turn; Notes; 3. How Representative Are American Elections?; The Concept of Representation; The Structure of Elections and the Underrepresentation of Minorities; American Politics and the Underrepresentation of Women; The Electoral College System and the Overrepresentation of Large Competitive States; Other Representational Issues; Representation and Policy Outcomes; Summary: Representational Dilemmas in a Nutshell; Now It's Your Turn; Notes; 4. Has Money Corrupted Our Electoral Process?; Money and Democratic Elections. The 2012 election is over, but the debate over the fairness and accuracy of our electoral system continues. The courts are dealing with the alleged discriminatory impact of voter ID requirements on minority voters; privacy and vote manipulation are concerns as political campaigns utilize new technology to target voters; the news media are contending with harsh public criticism of their elections coverage; the campaign finance floodgates were opened with vast resources spent on negative advertising; and the Electoral College continues to undermine a national, democratic electoral system-Is this. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (255 pages) |
| Público: | Specialized. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1483321673 9781483321677 1506335810 9781506335810 1483301931 9781483301938 |