American Political Parties and Elections: a Very Short Introduction

American Political Parties and Elections: a Very Short Introduction
ISBN-10
0197605117
ISBN-13
9780197605110
Series
American Political Parties and Elections
Category
Political Science
Pages
224
Language
English
Published
2022
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
L. Sandy Maisel

Description

"American Political Parties and Elections: A Very Short Introduction examines the electoral process in the United States and explains why it is widely misunderstood. Why is participation in elections so much lower in the United States than in other mature democracies? What role do the political parties play in the electoral process? And why do unregulated groups such as 527 advocacy organizations have as much, if not more, influence than candidates' campaign organizations? This VSI examines these and other issues to provide an insider's view of how the system actually works and why there remain only two main political parties, despite the fact that many citizens claim allegiance to neither and think badly of both"--

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