Party ballots, reform, and the transformation of America's electoral system /

"This book explores the fascinating and puzzling world of nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century American elections. It examines the strategic behavior of nineteenth-century party politicians and shows how their search for electoral victory led them to invent a number of remarkable campaign pr...

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Tác giả chính: Engstrom, Erik J. (Tác giả)
Tác giả khác: Kernell, Samuel, 1945-
Định dạng: Licensed eBooks
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Truy cập trực tuyến:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=856064
Mục lục:
  • 1. An era in need of explanation
  • 2. The puzzle of responsive elections
  • 3. National forces in presidential elections
  • 4. House of Representatives elections
  • 5. Senate indirect and direct elections
  • 6. State legislative elections
  • 7. Gubernatorial elections
  • 8. Dismantling the party-ticket system
  • Appendix: states as bundles of electoral laws, 1840-1940.