Student's Guide to the U.S.Elections

Publisher CQ Press

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eBook

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CQ Press

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Copyright

2008

ISBN13

9781604267020

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eBook

Grade Level

9th Grade - College Senior

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Overview

Student's Guide to Elections is an informative and engaging reference tool for young researchers seeking information on voting, the electoral process, and the history of U.S. elections. It offers accessible access to the key topics in high school U.S. government and U.S. history curricula. A comprehensive, single-volume resource, it features essays, encyclopedic entries, and primary source documents, to help students understand the history and significance of the U.S. electoral process. The user-friendly design includes boxed features, time lines, photos, maps, charts, tables, and political cartoons.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Other Front Matter.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
List of Illustrations.
Reader’S Guide.
About the Advisory Editor.
Preface.
Historical Milestones of U.S. Elections, 1787–2007: a Timeline.
1: Could a Candidate Win the Most Votes and Still Lose the Election?.
2: What is the Role of Political Parties? Are They Even Necessary?.
3: Majority Rule vs. Minority Rights: What Makes America Democratic?.
4: Absentee Voting.
5: African American Voters.
6: African Americans in Congress.
7: American Independent Party (1968– ) and American Party (1972– ).
8: Anti-Federalists (1789–1796).
9: Anti-Masonic Party (1828–1836).
10: Baker v. Carr (1962).
11: Bill of Rights.
12: Buckley v. Valeo (1976).
13: Bush v. Gore (2000).
14: Campaign Finance.
15: Caucus System.
16: Census.
17: Communist Party (1919– ).
18: Conservative Party (1962– ).
19: Constitution of the United States.
20: Constitutional Convention.
21: Constitutional Union Party (1860).
22: Democratic Party (1828– ).
23: Democratic-Republican Party (1792–1828).
24: Dixiecrats (States’ Rights Party) (1948).
25: Election Day.
26: Election of 1789: George Washington.
27: Election of 1792: George Washington.
28: Election of 1796: John Adams.
29: Election of 1800: Thomas Jefferson.
30: Election of 1804: Thomas Jefferson.
31: Election of 1808: James Madison.
32: Election of 1812: James Madison.
33: Election of 1816: James Monroe.
34: Election of 1820: James Monroe.
35: Election of 1824: John Quincy Adams.
36: Election of 1828: Andrew Jackson.
37: Election of 1832: Andrew Jackson.
38: Election of 1836: Martin Van Buren.
39: Election of 1840: William Henry Harrison.
40: Election of 1844: James K. Polk.
41: Election of 1848: Zachary Taylor.
42: Election of 1852: Franklin Pierce.
43: Election of 1856: James Buchanan.
44: Election of 1860: Abraham Lincoln.
45: Election o
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