Selecting a president / Eleanor Clift and Matthew Spieler.
By: Clift, Eleanor
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Contributor(s): Spieler, Matthew.
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TextSeries: Fundamentals of American government: Publisher: New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2012Edition: 1st ed.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: 196 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9781250004499 (hardback); 1250004497 (hardback).Subject(s): Presidents -- United States -- Election | Presidents -- United States -- Nomination | Political campaigns -- United States | United States -- Politics and governmentDDC classification: 324.973 | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 324.973 C613 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003134624 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The presidential election year : a snapshot -- The primaries -- The conventions : clinching the nomination -- The general election -- Election day -- Inauguration day -- The Presidential Oath of Office -- Past presidential elections -- Speeches in presidential campaigns.
Explains the nuts and bolts of our presidential electoral system drawing on rich historical anecdotes from past campaigns. Among the world's many democracies, U.S. presidential elections are unique. Modern presidential elections & campaigns have moved into the modern era with tools like Twitter and Facebook, however, they are governed by rules and mechanisms conceived in the late eighteenth century.
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