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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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.