American political parties and elections : a very short introduction / L. Sandy Maisel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maisel, Louis Sandy, 1945-2024.

Series:

Very short introductions ; 169.

Very short introductions ; 169

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elections--United States.

Elections.

Political parties--United States.

Political parties.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 pages)

Other Title:

American political parties & elections

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, c2007.

Summary:

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. cam

Contents:

The context of American elections and political parties

A brief history of American political parties

Party organizations : what do they look like? what do they do?

Who are Republicans? who are Democrats? who are the "others"?

Presidential elections : nominating campaigns and general elections

Subnational nominations and elections

Far from the perfect democracy.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-161) and index.

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ISBN:

9780199885312

0199885311

9781281162878

1281162876

9780199719686

0199719683

9781435609563

1435609565

OCLC:

437092152