Student's guide to elections [[electronic resource] /] / advisory editor, Bruce J. Schulman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910480575403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : CQ Press, c2008
• ISBN: 1-4522-6740-5; 1-60426-702-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Collana: Student's guides to U.S. government ; ; v. 1
• Altri autori (Persone): SchulmanBruce J
• Disciplina: 324.973
• Soggetti: Elections - United States - History; Elections - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-381) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Half Tilte; Series; Title Page; Coypright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Reader's Guide; About the Advisory Editor; Preface; Historical Milestones of U.S. Elections, 1787-2007: a Timeline; Part One: Essays; Could a Candidate Win the Most Votes and Still Lose the Election?; What Is the Role o fPolitical Parties? Are They Even Necessary?; Majority Rule vs. Minority Rights: What Makes America Democratic?; Part Two: Elections A To Z; Absentee Voting; POINT / COUNTERPOINT: Absentee Voting; African American Voters; African Americansin Congress; DECISION MAKERS: Shirley Chisholm; American Independent Party (1968- ) and American Party (1972- )Anti-Federalists (1789-1796); Anti-Masonic Party (1828-1836); Baker v. Carr (1962); Bill of Rights; Buckley v. Valeo (1976); POINT / COUNTERPOINT: Should the Government Limit Campaign Contributions?; Bush v. Gore (2000); Campaign Finance; Caucus System; Census; Communist Party (1919- ); Conservative Party (1962- ); Constitution of the United States; Constitutional Convention; Constitutional Union Party (1860); Democratic Party (1828- ); Democratic-Republican Party (1792-1828); Dixiecrats (States' Rights Party) (1948); Election Day; Election of 1789: George WashingtonDECISION MAKERS: Martha Washington, the First Lady; Election of 1792: George Washington; ; Election of 1796: John Adams; SPOTLIGHT: Abigail Adams and Barbara Bush; Election of 1800: Thomas Jefferson; Election of 1804: Thomas Jefferson; Election of 1808: James Madison; Election of 1812: James Madison; SPOTLIGHT: The President as Commander in Chief; Election of 1816: James Monroe; Election of 1820: James Monroe; Election of 1824: John Quincy Adams; Election of 1828: Andrew Jackson; Election of 1832: Andrew Jackson; Election of 1836: Martin Van Buren; Election of 1840: William Henry HarrisonElection of 1844: James K. Polk; Election of 1848: Zachary Taylor; Election of 1852: Franklin Pierce; Election of 1856: James Buchanan; Election of 1860: Abraham Lincoln; Election of 1864: Abraham Lincoln; Election of 1868: Ulysses S. Grant; Election of 1872: Ulysses S. Grant; Election of 1876: Rutherford B. Hayes; Election of 1880: James A. Garfield; Election of 1884: Grover Cleveland; Election of 1888: Benjamin Harrison; Election of 1892: Grover Cleveland; Election of 1896: William McKinley; Election of 1900: William McKinley; Election of 1904: Theodore RooseveltElection of 1908: William Howard Taft; Election of 1912: Woodrow Wilson; Election of 1916: Woodrow Wilson; DECISION MAKERS: Jeannette Rankin; Election of 1920: Warren G. Harding; Election of 1924: Calvin Coolidge; Election of 1928: Herbert Hoover; Election of 1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt; Election of 1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt; Election of 1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt; Election of 1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt; Election of 1948: Harry S. Truman; Election of 1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower; Election of 1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower; Election of 1960: John F. Kennedy; SPOTLIGHT: Election of 1960
• Sommario/riassunto: Specifically created to support students and teachers in U.S. government courses, this is an informative and engaging reference tool for young researchers seeking information on voting, the electoral process, and the history of U.S. elections.