American elections : the rules matter
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American elections : the rules matter
Longman, c2002
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Includes index
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A fascinating "must-read" for anyone wishing to better understand Election 2000, or any American election, this unique new book by two renowned authors gives readers the tools they need to examine our election system as it exists today.
Two themes make this text's approach to understanding American elections unique. First, it looks at elections in the context of the "new institutionalism," arguing that an understanding of American elections requires more than knowledge of voting behavior. Election choices and voter responses to the electoral process are profoundly affected by the laws defining the electoral process. Secondly, the importance of federalism in understanding the electoral systems is emphasized throughout. Although there are elections for national office, there is no national election. There have been nationalizing trends in election law, but states-as seen in Florida after the 2000 election-are still the major actors in defining American elections. In order to gain a true understanding of U.S. elections, the effects of new institutionalism and federalism must be taken into account-and Dudley & Gitelson's new text is the only one to offer such an approach.
目次
1. Defining the Electorate.
Expanding the Franchise.
Property and the Vote.
Race and the Vote.
Women and the Vote.
A Uniform Voting Age.
Registration.
Remaining Differences.
Apportionment and Districting.
Apportioning Seats.
Magnitude.
Designing Districts.
At-large Elections: The Local Alternative.
2. Getting on the Ballot.
The Nomination.
A Brief History.
The View from the Top: Reforming the Nomination System.
The Primaries.
The Caucus.
The Convention.
Term Limits.
Applying the Rules to Minor Parties and Independent Candidates.
3. The Money Constituency.
Campaign Contributions at the Federal Level.
The Federal Election Act.
Public Funding in Presidential Elections.
Soft Money: the Big Loophole.
Campaign Contributions at the State level.
Campaign Contributions at the Local Level.
4. Campaigning to Election Day.
The Election Calendar.
Reporting and Spending the Money.
Reporting Requirements.
Spending Limits.
Campaigns and the Media.
5. Casting and Counting the Ballots.
Casting the Ballot.
The Australian Ballot.
Ballot position.
Opening and Closing the Polls.
Ballot Medium.
Election Night and Beyond.
Counting the Votes.
Recounting the Votes.
6. A Special Case Study: Campaigning and the Electoral College.
Introduction: Electoral College in American History.
The Selection of Electors.
The Election.
Who Benefits? Who Loses?
Campaigning Under the Electoral College.
Reform of the Electoral College.
Conclusion.
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