American Political Parties and Elections: A Very Short Introduction 3rd Edition L. Sandy Maisel

American Political Parties and Elections: A Very Short Introduction 3rd Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780197605134,9780197605110,0197605117,0197605133

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• ISBN-10: 0197605117
• ISBN-13: 9780197605134
• Author: L. Sandy Maisel

Few Americans and even fewer citizens of other nations understand the electoral process in the United States. Still fewer understand the role played by political parties in the electoral process or the ironies within the system. Participation in elections in the United States is much lower than in the vast majority of mature democracies. Perhaps this is because of the lack of competition in a country where only two parties have a true chance of winning, despite the fact that a large number of citizens claim allegiance to neither and think badly of both. Or perhaps it is because in the U.S. campaign contributions disproportionately favor incumbents in most legislative elections, or that largely unregulated groups such as the now notorious 527 organizations have as much impact on the outcome of a campaign as do the parties or the candidates’ campaigns.

Table contents:

1 The context of American elections and political parties
2 A brief history of American political parties
3 Party organizations: What do they look like? What do they do?
4 Who are Republicans? Who are Democrats? Who are the “others”?
5 Presidential elections: Nominating campaigns and general elections
6 Subnational nominations and elections
7 Far from the perfect democracy

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