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Campaign Rules
eBook - A 50-State Guide to Campaigns and Elections in America
ISBN/EAN: 9781442201774
Umbreit-Nr.: 788738
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 232 S.
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 15.12.2009
Auflage: 1/2009
E-Book
Format: EPUB
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- America may be the most election-crazed nation in the world, boasting roughly 500,000 elected positions nationwide. Not only do we rely heavily on elections to fill government positions, but the frequency of these events far outpaces what is found in other nations. Americans use elections not only to select candidates, but to directly change government policy as well. Referendums and ballot initiatives allow average citizens to vote on policy matters, essentially sidestepping the legislative process. Campaign Rules provides political activists, researchers, and all citizens an easy-to-use reference tool to help sort out the dizzying breadth of state-based electoral rules. Numerous volumes offer information on federal elections, but Campaign Rules is the first to provide detailed information for each state, including: _
- Kurztext
- America may be the most election-crazed nation in the world, boasting roughly 500,000 elected positions nationwide. Americans use elections not only to select candidates, but to directly change government policy as well. Campaign Rules provides political activists, researchers, and all citizens an easy-to-use reference tool to help sort out the dizzying breadth of state-based electoral rules.
- Autorenportrait
- Nina Kasniunas is an assistant professor of political science at Allegheny College.Daniel M. Shea is professor of Political Science and director of the Center for Political Participation at Allegheny College.