Let's vote : the essentials of the American electoral process / Daniel M. Shea.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson, Description: xv, 252 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780205831234
  • 0205831230
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 324.60973 23
LOC classification:
  • JK1976 .S55 2013
Contents:
Democracy's feast -- The theoretical underpinnings of elections -- Legal developments in American elections -- The evolution of political parties -- Minor parties in the United States -- The nomination process -- New players in the election process : consultants, interest groups, and LCCs -- Political participation in the United States -- Campaign finance -- Referenda, initiatives, and recall -- New media and the changing nature of campaigns -- Conclusion: York, Barack, and voting in the American experience.
Summary: With an emphasis on the essential elements and central controversies in the field, this concise study provides a timely account of the key features of the American electoral system. The text extends its coverage beyond parties-related topics to other election-centered issues, including the role of the Internet in modern campaigning, the rise of new-style campaign consultants, the import of negative campaign advertising, and the rise of "new media."--From publisher description.
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Includes index.

Democracy's feast -- The theoretical underpinnings of elections -- Legal developments in American elections -- The evolution of political parties -- Minor parties in the United States -- The nomination process -- New players in the election process : consultants, interest groups, and LCCs -- Political participation in the United States -- Campaign finance -- Referenda, initiatives, and recall -- New media and the changing nature of campaigns -- Conclusion: York, Barack, and voting in the American experience.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

With an emphasis on the essential elements and central controversies in the field, this concise study provides a timely account of the key features of the American electoral system. The text extends its coverage beyond parties-related topics to other election-centered issues, including the role of the Internet in modern campaigning, the rise of new-style campaign consultants, the import of negative campaign advertising, and the rise of "new media."--From publisher description.

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