Controversial issues in presidential selection / Gary L. Rose, editor. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rose, Gary L., 1951-

Series:

SUNY series in the presidency.

SUNY series on the presidency

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States--Election.

Presidents--United States--Nomination.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 358 p. )

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This new edition provides the latest on controversies surrounding the presidential selection process. The text is two-thirds new material, with new articles by John F. Bibby, Robert D. Brown, Emmett H. Buell, Jr., M. Margaret Conway, Thomas E. Cronin, Doris Graber, Jon F. Hale, Everett Ladd, Robert D. Loevy, Theodore Lowi, Wayne Parent, Frank J. Sorauf, and Herbert Weisberg, and revised articles from many of the contributors to the first edition.

The book is designed to stimulate lively debate and critical thinking about the modern process of presidential selection. Eleven issues that impact directly on the selection of the president of the United States are examined in a scholarly and argumentative format. Essays pro and con on each issue educate students in the dynamics of presidential selection and help them evaluate competing perspectives on today's pressing issues.

The controversial issues examined span the various phases of the selection process, including the nominating system, the nominating convention, and the general election campaign. New issues covered for this edition include whether a third major party in U.S. politics is likely or needed.

Contents:

A presidential selection process in crisis / G.L. Rose

Is it time for a new presidential nominating process? / T.E. Cronin, R.D. Loevy, E.C. Ladd

Are brokered conventions desirable? / E.H. Buell, Jr., J.F. Bibby

Should vice-presidential candidates be selected from the also-ran category? / J.K. White, L. Jones

Do the media inform? / D.A. Graber, R.D. Loevy

Should campaign commercials be regulated? / J.F. Hale, M.R. Just

Is public financing of presidential elections a desirable policy? / F.J. Sorauf, M. McConnell

Should presidential debates be required? / W.E. Carroll, J.I. Lengle, D.C. Lambert

Should the Electoral College be abolished? / L.D. Longley, R.D. Brown

Is the motor-voter bill desirable? / H.F. Weisberg, W. Parent

Is it time for a third major party in American politics? / T.J. Lowi, M.M. Conway

Should political parties govern the presidential selection process? / W.W. Shannon, A.J. Cigler

Conclusion / G.L. Rose.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-342) and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-4384-1772-1

0-585-03330-7