Elections A to Z / John L. Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, John Leo, 1927-

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

CQ's American government A to Z series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elections--United States--Encyclopedias.

Elections.

United States.

Genre:

Encyclopedias.

Physical Description:

xvi, 614 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, [2003]

Summary:

Also included are: - Discussions of stages in the campaign process and the general election- The roles of political consultants, the media, and political parties- Debates and issues such as term limits, majority-minority districts and campaign finance- Amendments, legislation, and court cases that have shaped electoral, campaign, and voting matters- Voter turnout and voting rights in America- Highlights of presidential elections throughout U.S. history- Historic milestones and fascinating stories of scandal and intrigue.

Contents:

Absentee Voting 1

Absolute Majority 5

American Independent Party (1968-) and American Party (1972-) 6

Anti-Federalists (1789-1796) 8

Anti-Masonic Party (1832-1836) 8

At-Large 9

Baker v. Carr 11

Ballot Access 12

Ballot Types 15

Bandwagon Effect 18

Beauty Contest 19

Bellwether 19

Bicameral 21

Bilingual Voters 22

Black Suffrage 24

Blue Dog Democrat 28

Boll Weevil 28

Border States 29

Brass Collar Democrat 29

Brokered Convention 29

Buckley v. Valeo 31

Bullet Vote 32

Bundling 32

Bush v. Gore 33

Campaign, Basic Stages of 37

Campaign Buttons 40

Campaign Finance 42

Campaign Slogans 50

Campaign Strategies 52

Campaigning 57

Candidate-Centered Campaigns 63

Canvassing Board 66

Caucus 66

Census 69

Chad 74

Challenger 75

Chronology of Presidential Elections 76

Citizens Party (1979-1984) 90

Citizenship and Voting 90

Civil Rights Acts 93

Coalition 97

Coattails 97

Communist Party U.S.A. (1924-) 98

Congressional District 99

Congressional Elections 101

Conservative Party (1962-) 107

Constituency 107

Constitutional Union Party (1860) 108

Contested Elections 108

Crossover Voting 115

Cumulative Voting 116

Dark Horse 117

Debates 118

Delegates 123

Democracy 128

Democratic National Committee 132

Democratic Party (1832-) 134

Democratic-Republican Party (1796-1828) 138

Direct Election 139

District of Columbia 141

Districts, Wards, and Precincts 144

Election Cycle 146

Election Day 147

Election Fraud 149

Electoral Anomalies 152

Electoral Behavior 156

Electoral College and Votes 157

Entrance Polls 162

Equal Time and Rebuttal Rules 163

Exit Polls 166

Favorite Son 169

Federal Election Commission 169

Federal Workers' Political Activity 172

Federalist Party (1789-1816) 175

Forecasting Election Results 176

Franchise 178

Free Soil Party (1848-1852) 180

Freeholder 181

Front-Loading 182

Front-Runner 183

Fusionism 185

Gerrymander 186

Get Out the Vote 188

Governor 189

Grandfather Clause 196

Green Party (1996-) 197

Greenback Party (1876-1884) 198

Hard Money 199

Historic Milestones in U.S. Elections 200

Home Rule 211

House of Representatives, Electing 212

House of Representatives, Qualifications 216

Ideology 220

Incumbency 223

Independent 227

Initiatives and Referendums 228

Interest Group 231

International and U.S. Elections Compared 235

Iowa Caucus 238

Issue Voting 239

Judicial System 241

Junior Tuesday 245

Know Nothing (American) Party (1856) 247

Lame Duck 249

Landslide 250

Liberal Party (1944-2003) 251

Liberal Republican Party (1872) 253

Libertarian Party (1971-) 253

Liberty Party (1839-1848) 254

Lieutenant Governor 255

Literacy Tests 257

Majority-Minority District 258

Mandate 259

Media Coverage of Campaigns 260

Media Use by Campaigns 266

Midterm Election 270

Motor Voter Act 276

Mugwump 278

Multimember Districts 279

National Democratic Party (1896) 280

National Election Studies 281

National Party Conventions 283

National Republican Party (1828-1932) 293

National Unity Party (Independent John B. Anderson) (1980-1988) 293

Natural Law Party (1992-) 294

Nature of Representation 294

Negative Campaigning 297

New Alliance Party (1988-1992) 301

New Hampshire Primary 301

One Person, One Vote 304

Oregon v. Mitchell 305

Party Endorsement of Candidates 306

Party Identification by Voters 306

Peace and Freedom Party (1967-1996) 310

People's Party (1971-) 310

Platform 311

Plurality 313

Pocketbook Voting 313

Political Action Committees 315

Political Advertising 318

Political Consultants 322

Political Culture in America 327

Political Party Development 332

Political Socialization of the Public 339

Poll Taxes 345

Polling 346

Popular Vote 349

Populist (People's) Party (1891-1908, 1984-) 350

Postconvention Bounce 351

President, Nominating and Electing 352

President, Qualifications 360

Presidential Draft 362

Presidential Primaries 363

Presidential Selection Reforms 369

Primary Types 375

Progressive Labor Party (1960-) 378

Progressive Party-Bull Moose (1912) 378

Progressive Party (La Follette) (1924) 379

Progressive Party (Wallace) (1948) 380

Prohibition Party (1869-) 381

Proportional Representation 382

Public Financing of Campaigns 384

Public Opinion 388

Push Poll 391

Racial Redistricting 392

Realignments and Dealignments 394

Reapportionment and Redistricting 397

Recount 402

Reform Party (1995-) 404

Removal from Office 406

Republican Government 409

Republican National Committee 410

Republican Party (1854-) 412

Retrospective Voting 415

Right to Vote 416

Running Mate 420

Runoff Primary 423

Scandals 425

Senate, Electing 435

Senate, Qualifications 441

Shaw v. Reno 443

Single-Issue Voting 444

Single-Member District 445

Socialist Labor Party (1888-) 446

Socialist Party (1901-) 446

Socialist Workers Party (1938-) 447

Soft Money 447

Sophisticated Voting 450

Sore Loser Laws 451

Southern (Breckinridge) Democrats (1860) 452

Southern Primary 453

Special Elections 456

Split- and Straight-Ticket Voting 456

Stages in an Election 457

Stalking Horse 460

State and Federal Election Responsibilities 461

State Legislator 464

States' Rights Democratic Party (1948) 466

Straw Vote 467

Super Tuesday 468

Superdelegate 470

Term Limits 471

Thermometer Ratings 475

Third Parties 475

Threshold Rules 480

Twenty-Sixth Amendment 481

Two-Party System 482

Two-Thirds Rule 484

Unicameral 486

Union Party (1936) 486

Unit Rule 487

United We Stand America (Independent Ross Perot) (1992-) 488

U.S. Labor Party (Independent Lyndon LaRouche) (1973-) 488

U.S. Taxpayers Party (1992-) 489

Vice President 490

Voter Registration 495

Voter Turnout 498

Voting Machines 503

Voting Rights Act 505

Watershed Elections 510

Whig Party (1834-1856) 511

Whistle Stop 513

White Primary 514

Winner Take All 515

Women's Suffrage 515

Workers World Party (1959-) 519

Write-In Vote 520

Youth Suffrage 522

ZZZ 525

Constitution of the United States 531

Changes in Democrats' Nominating Rules 541

Democratic Party's Reform Commissions on Presidential Selection 542

Republican Party's Reform Committees on Presidential Selection 542

Election-Related Web Sites 544

Presidential Nominating Campaigns, 1980-2000 547

National Party Chairs, 1848-2003 549

Major Platform Fights 550

Democratic Conventions, 1832-2000 551

Republican Conventions, 1856-2000 552

Chief Officers and Keynote Speakers at Democratic National Conventions, 1832-2000 553

Chief Officers and Keynote Speakers at Republican National Conventions, 1856-2000 554

General Election Debates, 1960-2000 555

U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents 557

Summary of Presidential Elections, 1789-2000 559

2000 Popular Vote Summary, Presidential 565

Distribution of House Seats and Electoral Votes, 1952-2000 566

Law for Counting Electoral Votes in Congress 567

Election Results: Congress and the Presidency, 1860-2002 568

Incumbents Reelected, Defeated, or Retired, 1946-2002 570

Blacks in Congress, 41st-108th Congresses, 1869-2003 572

Hispanic Americans in Congress, 45th-108th Congresses, 1877-2003 573

Women in Congress, 65th-108th Congresses, 1917-2003 574

Senate Votes Cast by Vice Presidents 575

State Government 576.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 579-581) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

1568028016

OCLC:

52056065