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America's Choice 2000 attempts to make sense of the longest
running, most fiercely contested and, ultimately, closest race in
the history of presidential elections. What had been an earnest if
predictable general election campaign morphed into a post-election
day series of controversies that tested the nation's electoral
processes, its courts, and its democratic culture. Eventually, of
course, a winner was declared and the nation went about its
business, however not before fundamental questions were raised as
to the nature of the vote and voter intent and both the standards
and processes used to decide elections. These issues will be with
us for years to come. By any standard, it was a historic election
whose full consequences are yet to be appreciated.America's Choice
2000 carefully sifts through the competing claims and strategies,
reviews what occurred and offers some assessments as to the quality
of the campaign, the nature of the final decision and the meaning
this has to the nation. Crotty includes chapters devoted to the
Courts' unprecedented role in Election 2000, an examination of the
public opinion during the key events of the general campaign, as
well as a chapter detailing the results of key state and local
elections as well as the congressional races.
For 2nd and 3rd year courses in Irish Politics, European Politics,
or Comparative Politics, International Relations or Economic
Development. This book provides an up-to-date analysis of Ireland's
place on the world stage, exploring its international relations,
evolving economic power, changing relationship with the EU, its
political role in the world and its changing relationship with
England and Northern Ireland. The book traces Ireland's development
from a rural and isolated country to one that has emerged as an
influential player on the international stage. It looks at the
continuing difficulties with the North, Ireland's role of
prominence in Europe and the way in which it has benefited from
economic globalisation.
"America's Choice 2000" attempts to make sense of the longest
running, most fiercely contested and, ultimately, closest race in
the history of presidential elections. What had been an earnest if
predictable general election campaign morphed into a post-election
day series of controversies that tested the nation's electoral
processes, its courts, and its democratic culture. Eventually, of
course, a winner was declared and the nation went about its
business, however not before fundamental questions were raised as
to the nature of the vote and voter intent and both the standards
and processes used to decide elections. These issues will be with
us for years to come. By any standard, it was a historic election
whose full consequences are yet to be appreciated."America's Choice
2000" carefully sifts through the competing claims and strategies,
reviews what occurred and offers some assessments as to the quality
of the campaign, the nature of the final decision and the meaning
this has to the nation. Crotty includes chapters devoted to the
Courts' unprecedented role in Election 2000, an examination of the
public opinion during the key events of the general campaign, as
well as a chapter detailing the results of key state and local
elections as well as the congressional races.
In this illuminating examination of the Obama presidency, the
contributors describe the policy directions followed, and the
administration s level of success in achieving its objectives.
Throughout the Obama administration, efforts were intended to
alleviate the worst of the economic stress facing the nation, move
the president closer to the center of the American political
spectrum, and prepare for the upcoming reelection campaign, to be
fought primarily on the same issues as the earlier one. The
contributors present an analysis of the motivations and political
thinking underlying the administration s action along with
assessments of the policy consequences of the issue agenda favored
and the public s reaction. The Obama Presidency is an in-depth
account of one of the most intriguing and important presidencies at
a time of economic crisis that goes a long way in explaining the
policy decisions made and their political consequences, as well as
the choices facing a nation in transition.
The Presidential Election of 2020: Donald Trump and the Crisis of
Democracy places the election of 2020 within the context of the
Trump presidency, a chaotic and tense time in American politics and
a dangerous one. The election is analyzed in depth and its meaning
for the state of American society is made clear. A major theme in
the book is a critique of Donald Trump's leadership, his
incompetence in office, his appeal to followers and the danger this
has proven to represent. Among other things, he was accused of
mental instability during his presidency. Yet he received the
second highest vote total in American history, exceeded only by
winning candidate Joe Biden's. Trump was impeached twice for his
actions in office but both times not held responsible for what he
had done by a Republican-controlled Senate. The election is placed
in an on-going context. It was followed by strenuous attempts by
Trump and associates to have states reverse their results and
declare him the winner and by the Trump-organized seditious assault
on the Capitol in which five people died. The objective was to
force Vice President Mike Pence, who was chairing a Joint Session
of Congress, normally a formality, to instead reject the Electoral
College vote outcome. Pence would not do it. His life and that of
Speaker Nancy Pelosi were threatened by the rioters. The threat of
a coup, a new development in American politics, and one led by
Trump and others who share his views, remains. Meanwhile President
Joe Biden in his efforts to reconstruct America has introduced the
most ambitious policy agenda since the New Deal.
In this illuminating examination of the Obama presidency, the
contributors describe the policy directions followed, and the
administration's level of success in achieving its objectives.
Throughout the Obama administration, efforts were intended to
alleviate the worst of the economic stress facing the nation, move
the president closer to the center of the American political
spectrum, and prepare for the upcoming reelection campaign, to be
fought primarily on the same issues as the earlier one. The
contributors present an analysis of the motivations and political
thinking underlying the administration's action along with
assessments of the policy consequences of the issue agenda favored
and the public's reaction. The Obama Presidency is an in-depth
account of one of the most intriguing and important presidencies at
a time of economic crisis that goes a long way in explaining the
policy decisions made and their political consequences, as well as
the choices facing a nation in transition.
This volume addresses a recurring and seemingly intractable problem
of the U.S. political system: the nonparticipation of significant
numbers of citizens in the political process. Specifically, the
contributors explore the reasons why half of our eligible voters
fail to exercise this most basic right, even in presidential
elections. Among the questions the contributors explore are: Is
there a fundamental and systematic basis in participation patterns?
Does social condition, class status, and social identity relate to
the likelihood of voting? Does political knowledge and information
relate to participation? Do patterns of participation vary among
minority and politically under-represented groups? By analyzing
these and other topics related to political participation, the
contributors shed new light on an issue that, until now, has
received only modest attention in the social scientific literature.
The volume is comprised of eight chapters, each examining a
particular aspect of voter participation. Following an introduction
that compares turnout rates in the United States with other
countries, the contributors discuss how registration practices have
served to depress participation, analyze the reasons for weak
participation by under-represented groups, and present a
theoretical and empirical evaluation of the factors that contribute
to the decision to vote or not to vote. They go on to assess the
Supreme Court's role in electoral participation patterns, whether
the timing of elections influences participation, and the impact of
electoral arrangements on participation. The concluding chapter
evaluates the policy consequences of nonvoting and the potential
effects of significantly higher voter turnout in future elections.
An ideal set of readings for courses in American politics, this
volume offers the most comprehensive treatment yet available of the
issues surrounding voter participation in the United States.
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