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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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wayne, Stephen J (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Los Angeles, California : Sage CQ Press, 2014.
Edición:5th ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover; Half title; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Figures, Tables, and Boxes; Preface; 1. Democratic Elections: What's the Problem?; Contemporary Election Issues; The Nature of Democracy; Elections and Democracy; Tensions within a Democratic Electoral System; Summary: Democratic Election Dilemmas in a Nutshell; Now It's Your Turn; Notes; 2. Popular Base of American Electoral Politics; Suffrage in American Elections; Variations in Voter Turnout; Influences on Voting; Consequences of Not Voting; Possible Solutions to the Nonvoting Problem. 
520 |a 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. 
505 8 |a Campaign Finance Legislation and Its ConsequencesContinuing Campaign Finance Issues; Summary: Campaign Finance Dilemmas in a Nutshell; Now It's Your Turn; Notes; 5. News Media: Watchdog or Pit Bull?; The Evolution of Election News; The Communications Revolution and Its Consequences; The Adequacy of Contemporary Campaign Coverage; Knowledge and Voting; What Can Be Done to Improve Election Coverage?; Summary: News Media Dilemmas in a Nutshell; Now It's Your Turn; Notes; 6. Are American Parties Still Representative?; Parties and American Democracy; Parties and Elections. 
505 8 |a The Two-Party Tradition in the United StatesThe Evolution of U.S. Political Parties; Parties, Electoral Representation, and Democratic Governance; Summary: Partisan Dilemmas in a Nutshell; Now It's Your Turn; Notes; 7. The Nomination Process: Whose Is It Anyway?; From an Elite to a More Popular Nomination System; The Democratization of Nominations: Representative or Unrepresentative?; The Impact of Nominations on Government; Improving the Nomination Process; National Nominating Conventions: Anachronism or Still Relevant?; The Incumbency Advantage; Summary: Nomination Dilemmas in a Nutshell. 
505 8 |a Now It's Your TurnNotes; 8. Campaign Communications: How Much Do They Matter?; Campaign Communications and Democratic Elections; Communication Distortion; The New Communications Technology; Summary: Campaign Communication Dilemmas in a Nutshell; Now It's Your Turn; Notes; 9. Elections and Government: A Tenuous Connection; Who Governs?; The Relationship between Campaigning and Governing; The Election and Public Policy; Policy and Performance: Responsiveness and Accountability; Summary: Elections and Government Dilemmas in a Nutshell; Now It's Your Turn; Notes; Index. 
520 |a 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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