1st Edition
American Presidential Campaigns and Elections
Edited By William G. Shade, Ballard C. Campbell
1322 Pages
by
Routledge
1322 Pages
by
Routledge
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Presidential campaigns and elections provide the drama and substance of America's democratic process. As democracy in action, they punctuate our nation's history in precise intervals, capturing the issues, the ideas, and the mood of the nation every four years. Every/campaign follows a similar format: candidates jockey for selection, nominations are made, candidates and party leaders hit the... Read more
List of Features, Contributors, Acknowledgments, Introduction, THE AMERICAN ELECTORAL PROCESS, The Electoral College: Its Origins, Operation, and Evolution, The Changing Shape of the American Electorate: Suffrage Laws and Turnout, The Influence of Major Political Parties on Presidential Elections, Third Parties in American Politics, Evolution of Nominating Conventions and Primary Elections, The Role of the Press and Media in American Presidential Elections, Campaign Finance in American Presidential Elections, The “Character Issue” in Presidential Politics, ELECTIONS, APPENDIXES, U.S. Constitution: Excerpts on the Electoral College and the Presidency, Glossary, Chronology of Political Parties, Chronology of Events, Bibliography, Sources for Election Statistics, General Index, Biographical Index
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William G. Shade and Ballard C. Campbell
