Elections A to Z
Articles examine the election process for President, Congress, and statewide offices, and discuss the roles of political parties and the media, election scandals, and voting rights. This thoroughly revised edition of Elections A to Z explains how campaigns and elections, the hallmark of any democrac...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Washington, D.C.
CQ Press
2003
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| Ausgabe: | 2nd ed. |
| Schriftenreihe: | CQ's American government A to Z series
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Articles examine the election process for President, Congress, and statewide offices, and discuss the roles of political parties and the media, election scandals, and voting rights. This thoroughly revised edition of Elections A to Z explains how campaigns and elections, the hallmark of any democracy, are conducted in America. Readers will find new articles on political party development, watershed elections, the divisive 2000 presidential election, campaigning and much more. Also included are: discussions of stages in the campaign process and the general election, the roles of political consultants, the media, and political parties, debates and issues such as term limits, majority-minority districts and campaign finance, amendments, legislation, and court cases that have shaped electoral, campaign, and voting matters, voter turnout and voting rights in America, highlights of presidential elections throughout U.S. history, historic milestones and fascinating stories of scandal and intrigue. |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 579-581) and index |
| Beschreibung: | xvi, 614 p. ill., map : 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 1568028016 1-56802-801-6 |