Elections A to Z - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0872893669 ISBN 13: 9780872893665

Publisher: CQ Press, 2007

Synopsis

Elections A to Z explains how campaigns and elections, the hallmark of any democracy, are conducted in the United States. The new third edition has been redesigned and updated with new entries covering the vital current elections topics that readers want to know about.

Entries range from short definitions of terms like "front-runner" to in-depth essays exploring vital aspects of campaigns and elections, such as the right to vote, turnout trends, and the history, evolution, and current state of House, Senate, presidential, and some state-level elections.

Readers will find essential information on:

• Stages in the campaign process and the general election
• The roles of political consultants, the media, and political parties
• Debates and issues such as term limits, majority-minority districts, and campaign finance
• Amendments, legislation, and court cases that have shaped electoral, campaign, and voting matters
• Voter turnout and voting rights in the United States
• Important terms and concepts like "absolute majority" and "dark horse"
• Highlights of presidential elections throughout U.S. history

Now available in a new design with a new lower price, this is a must-have guide for libraries serving researchers interested in elections.

About this title

About the Author:

Bob Benenson is politics editor for CQPolitics.com and has been covering elections for nearly three decades, including the last 24 years with Congressional Quarterly.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 7 Up—A user-friendly revision of the 2003 edition. The mostly one- to three-page entries are written in a lively style, and the many sidebars and illustrations (black-and-white period portraits, photographs, and political cartoons, all with helpful captions) give the volume a new dynamism. Articles, which cover events through early 2008, are arranged alphabetically from "Absentee Voting" to "ZZZ" (a lament on voter indifference), with longer essays such as "Congressional Elections" subdivided by location or theme. The table of contents is detailed, and the closing "Reference Material" includes charts and lists such as election-related Web sites; national party chairs, 1848–2007; Democratic conventions, 1832–2004; and blacks and Hispanics in Congress. This is a great book for an elections unit and a wonderful U.S. election-history resource.—Ivy Miller, Kirby Library, Kingston, PA
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About this edition

• Publisher: CQ Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0872893669
• ISBN 13: 9780872893665
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 665
• Editor: Benenson Bob