Updated in its 15th edition, Party Politics in America examines the impact of the Tea Party, the battles over the rights of public employees' unions, the effects of Citizens United and Super PACs on congressional and presidential campaigns, and much more. Long regarded as the gold standard of parties texts, Party Politics in America has remained a best-seller because of the care and attentiveness with which each edition is written. Building upon the work of Frank Sorauf and Paul Allen Beck, Marjorie Hershey has maintained the book's three-pronged coverage of party organization, party in the electorate, and party in government while also introducing contemporary and historical examples to bring to life the fascinating story of how parties have helped to shape our political system.
Party Influence in Congress challenges current arguments and evidence about the influence of political parties in the U.S. Congress. Steven S. Smith argues that theory must reflect policy, electoral, and collective party goals.
When a very ambitious young Democratic judge in Alabama , George Wallace , ran as a moderate for governor in 1958 , he spurned support from the Ku Klux Klan and was endorsed by the NAACP . He lost to a candidate who ran a very ugly ...
The Party's Just Begun: Shaping Political Parties for America's Future
Haughey insisted on an open roll - call vote and won by fiftyeight to twenty - two , but two ministers , Desmond O'Malley and Martin O'Donoghue , left the government rather than vote for him , and his opponents clair.ed that they and ...
Tweed, Sweeny, and Hall, now alarmed by the disclosuresinthe Times, decided to make Connolly the scapegoat, and asked the aldermen and supervisors to appoint a committee to examine his accounts. By the timethecommittee appearedfor ...
22. The Washington Post , September 13 , 1978. The comment was made by Senator Wendell R. Anderson ( D. , Minn . ) to columnist David S. Broder . 23. The Washington Post , September 13 , 1978 . 24. Arthur H. Miller , “ Rejoinder to ...
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AMERICAN GOVERNMENT delivers a unique "perspectives" format within a traditional topic sequence.
University of Vermont Professor Sam Hand termed the book "the best short introduction to Vermont politics available." The book has been adopted by many schools & colleges.
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