Popular Efficacy in the Democratic Era : A Reexamination of Electoral Accountability in the United States, 1828-2000 /

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"In this book, Peter Nardulli challenges the conventional wisdom that citizens are "manageable fools," with little capacity to exercise independent judgment in the voting booth. Rather, he argues, voters are eminently capable of playing an efficacious role in democratic politics and o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nardulli, Peter F.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2005]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
USA / Präsident.
USA > President
Präsidentenwahl.
Wahlverhalten.
Präsidentenwahl
Wahlverhalten
Voting.
Social classes.
Presidents > Election.
Political participation.
Democracy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Elections.
Democratie > États-Unis.
Classes sociales > États-Unis.
Participation politique > États-Unis.
Vote > États-Unis > Histoire.
Presidents > États-Unis > Élection > Histoire.
Democracy > United States.
Social classes > United States.
Political participation > United States.
Voting > United States > History.
Presidents > United States > Election > History.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"In this book, Peter Nardulli challenges the conventional wisdom that citizens are "manageable fools," with little capacity to exercise independent judgment in the voting booth. Rather, he argues, voters are eminently capable of playing an efficacious role in democratic politics and of routinely demonstrating the ability to evaluate competing stewards in a discriminating manner."--Jacket
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9781400849451

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