02885nam 2200649 450 991046343630332120200520144314.01-317-14529-11-4724-3497-8(CKB)2670000000490546(EBL)1570472(SSID)ssj0001059641(PQKBManifestationID)12461943(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001059641(PQKBWorkID)11084618(PQKB)10923420(MiAaPQ)EBC1570472(MiAaPQ)EBC5293943(Au-PeEL)EBL1570472(CaPaEBR)ebr10812276(CaONFJC)MIL919014(OCoLC)865331657(Au-PeEL)EBL5293943(CaONFJC)MIL571918(OCoLC)1017943925(EXLCZ)99267000000049054620131212d2014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrElection law and democratic theory /David SchultzBurlington, Vermont :Ashgate,2014.©20141 online resource (295 p.)Election law, politics, and theoryIncludes index.0-7546-7543-2 Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Why Theory?; 1 Theory: The Missing Piece in Election Law Scholarship and Adjudication; 2 Democratic Theory and American Politics; 3 Voting Rights; 4 Minority Rights and the Failure of Direct Democracy; 5 Representation and Reapportionment; 6 Political Parties; 7 Money, Politics, and Campaign Financing; Conclusion: Toward a Democratic Theory of Election Law; Index; Table of CasesThis book provides a full-length examination of the political theories and principles and democratic values underlying current election law debates and the regulation of political campaigns and participants in the United States. Topics covered range from campaign finance reform, voting rights, reapportionment and ballot access to the rights of political parties, the media and other players in the system. It challenges much of the current debate in election law and argues for more discussion and development of a democratic political theory to support and guide election law jurisprudence.Election Law, Politics, and TheoryElection lawUnited StatesDemocracyUnited StatesPhilosophyUnited StatesPolitics and governmentElectronic books.Election lawDemocracyPhilosophy.342.73/0701Schultz David A(David Andrew),1958-866631MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463436303321Election law and democratic theory1934517UNINA