Party Politics in America (Longman Classics Edition)
by Hershey, Marjorie Randon; Beck, Paul AllenEdition: 11th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-01-01
Publisher(s): Longman
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Summary
Part of the "Longman Classics in Political Science" series, this book has been updated to include an examination of the parties' stances on current issues, research on party activists, coverage of the 2002 and 2004 elections, and much more.Party Politics in America analyzes three primary components of parties--party organization, party in the electorate, party in government--and the interaction of these components, especially during election campaigns. PARTIES AND PARTY SYSTEMS; THE POLITICAL PARTY AS AN ORGANIZATION; THE POLITICAL PARTY IN THE ELECTORATE; PARTIES, NOMINATIONS, AND ELECTIONS; THE PARTY IN GOVERNMENT. Anyone interested in American politics.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | |
| Parties And Party Systems | |
| In Search of Political Parties | |
| The American Two-Party System | |
| The Political Party As An Organization | |
| The State and Local Party Organizations | |
| The Parties' National Organizations | |
| The Political Party of the Activists | |
| The Political Party In The Electorate | |
| Party Identification | |
| Party Support and Party Realignments | |
| Who Votes-and Why It Matters | |
| Parties, Nominations, And Elections | |
| How Parties Choose Candidates | |
| Choosing the Presidential Nominees | |
| The General Election | |
| Financing the Campaigns | |
| The Party In Government | |
| Parties in Congress and State Legislatures | |
| The Party in the Executive and the Courts | |
| The Semi-Responsible Parties | |
| The Place of Parties in American Politics | |
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