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Elections A to Z
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SAGE Publications
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©2012
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From the Book - 4th ed.
Machine generated contents note: A. Absentee Voting
Absolute Majority
American Independent Party (1968- ) and American Party (1972- )
Anti-Federalists (1789-1796)
Anti-Masonic Party (1832-1836)
At-Large
B. Baker v. Carr
Ballot Access
Ballot Types
Bandwagon Effect
Beauty Contest
Bellwether
Bicameral
Bilingual Voters
Black Suffrage
Blue Dog Democrats
Boll Weevil
Border States
Brass Collar Democrat
Brokered Convention
Buckley v. Valeo
Bundling
Bush v. Gore
C. Campaign, Basic Stages of
Campaign Buttons
Campaign Finance
Campaign Slogans
Campaign Strategies
Campaigning
Candidate-Centered Campaigns
Canvassing Board
Caucus
Census
Citizens Party (1979-1984)
Citizenship and Voting
Civil Rights Acts
Club for Growth
Coalition
Coattails
Communist Party U.S.A. (1924- )
Congressional District
Congressional Elections
Constituency
Constitutional Union Party (1860)
Constitution Party (U.S. Taxpayers Party) (1992- )
Contested Elections
Crossover Voting
Cumulative Voting
D. Dark Horse
Debates
Delegates
Democracy
Democratic Leadership Council
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Party (1832- )
Democratic-Republican Party (1796-1828)
Direct Election
District of Columbia
Districts, Wards, and Precincts
E. Election Cycle in America
Election Day
Election Fraud
Electoral Anomalies
Electoral Behavior
Electoral College and Votes
Equal Time and Rebuttal Rules
Exit Polls
F."527" Political Organizations
Favorite Son
Federal Election Commission
Federal Workers' Political Activity
Federalist Party (1789-1816)
Forecasting Election Results
Franchise
Free Soil Party (1848-1852)
Freeholder
Front-Loading
Front-Runner
Fusionism
G. Gerrymander
Get Out the Vote
Governor
Grandfather Clause
Green Party (1996- )
Greenback Party (1876-1884)
H. Hard Money
Help America Vote Act of 2002
Home Rule
House of Representatives, Electing
House of Representatives, Qualifications
I. Ideology
Incumbency
Independent
Initiatives and Referendums
Interest Group
International and U.S. Elections Compared
Internet Politics
Iowa Caucus
Issue Voting
J. Judicial System
K. Know Nothing (American) Party (1856)
L. Lame Duck
Landslide
LaRouche Movement (U.S. Labor Party, 1973- )
Liberal Republican Party (1872)
Libertarian Party (1971- )
Liberty Party (1839-1848)
Lieutenant Governor
Literacy Tests
M. Mandate
Media Coverage of Campaigns
Media Use by Campaigns
Mid-decade Redistricting
Midterm Election
Minority-Majority District
Motor Voter Act
Mugwump
Multimember Districts
N. National Democratic Party (1896)
National Election Studies
National Party Conventions
National Republican Party (1828-1832)
National Unity Party (1980-1988)
Natural Law Party (1992-2004)
Nature of Representation
Negative Campaigning
New Hampshire Primary
O. One Person, One Vote
Oregon v. Mitchell
P. Party Endorsement of Candidates
Party Identification by Voters
Peace and Freedom Party (1967- )
People's Party (1970s)
Platform
Plurality
Pocketbook Voting
Political Action Committees
Political Advertising
Political Consultants
Political Culture in America
Political Party Development
Political Socialization of the Public
Poll Taxes
Polling
Popular Vote
Populist (People's) Party (1891-1908, 1984- )
Postconvention Bounce
President, Nominating and Electing
President, Qualifications
Presidential Draft
Presidential Elections Chronology
Presidential Primaries
Presidential Selection Reforms
Primary Types
Progressive Party-Bull Moose (1912)
Progressive Party (1924)
Progressive Party (1948)
Prohibition Party (1869- )
Proportional Representation
Public Financing of Campaigns
Public Opinion
Push Poll
R. Racial Redistricting
Realignments and Dealignments
Reapportionment and Redistricting
Recount
Reform Party (1995- )
Removal from Office
Republican Government
Republican Main Street Partnership
Republican National Committee
Republican Party (1854- )
Retrospective Voting
Right to Vote
Running Mate
Runoff and Preference Primary
S. Scandals
Second Midterm Elections ("The Six-Year Itch")
Senate, Electing
Senate, Qualifications
Shaw v. Reno
Single-Issue Voting
Single-Member Districts
Socialist Labor Party (1874- )
Socialist Party (1901- )
Socialist Workers Party (1938- )
Soft Money
Sophisticated Voting
Sore Loser Laws
Southern Democrats (1860)
Southern Primary
Special Elections
Split- and Straight-Ticket Voting
Stalking Horse
State and Federal Election Responsibilities
State Legislatures
States' Rights Democratic Party (1948)
Straw Vote
Super Tuesday
Superdelegate
T. Tea Party
Term Limits
Third Parties
Threshold Rules
Twenty-Sixth Amendment
Two-Party System
Two-Thirds Rule
U. Unicameral
Union Party (1936)
Unit Rule
United We Stand America (Independent Ross Perot) (founded 1992)
V. Vice President
Voter Identification
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Machines
Voting Rights Act
W. Watershed Elections
Whig Party (1834-1856)
Whistle Stop
White Primary
Winner Take All
Women in Politics
Women's Suffrage
Workers World Party (1959- )
Write-In Vote
Y. Youth Suffrage
Z. Zzz
REFERENCE MATERIAL
Changes in Democrats' Nominating Rules
Democratic Party's Reform Commissions on Presidential Selection
Republican Party's Reform Committees on Presidential Selection
Political and Election-Related Web Sites
National Party Chairs, 1848-2011
Major Platform Fights
Democratic Conventions, 1832-2008
Republican Conventions, 1856-2008
Chief Officers and Keynote Speakers at Democratic National Conventions, 1832-2008
Chief Officers and Keynote Speakers at Republican National Conventions, 1856-2008
General Election Debates, 1960-2008
U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents
Summary of Presidential Elections, 1789-2008
2004 Popular Vote Summary, Presidential
Distribution of House Seats and Electoral Votes
Law for Counting Electoral Votes in Congress
Election Results: Congress and the Presidency, 1860-2010
Incumbents Reelected, Defeated, or Retired, 1946-2010
Blacks in Congress, 41st-110th Congresses, 1869-2011
Hispanic Americans in Congress, 45th-110th Congresses, 1877-2011
Women in Congress, 65th-110th Congresses, 1917-2011
Senate Votes Cast by Vice Presidents
State Government.
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