Ballot battles : the history of disputed elections in the United States
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- ISBN: 9780190235277
- ISBN: 0190235276
- ISBN: 9780190235284
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Physical Description:
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xii, 479 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm - Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-466) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue:The missing institution of impartiality -- Introduction: Understanding the past for the sake of the future -- Uncertain vote-counting in the founding era -- The novelty of chief executive elections -- The entrenchment of two-party competition -- Counting votes at times of crisis -- Hayes v. Tilden : to the edge of the constitutional cliff -- The Gilded Age: an era of hypercompetitive elections -- The progressive era : missed opportunities at a time of reform -- America in the middle of its century : a tarnished ideal -- The sixties and their legacy : the rise of democratic expectations -- The eighties and nineties : reemergence of intensified partisanship -- Florida 2000 : avoiding a return to the constitutional brink -- After Bush v. Gore : reinvigorated demand for electoral fairness -- Conclusion: The enduring quest for a fair count. |
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Subject: | Elections Corrupt practices United States History Contested elections United States Election law United States |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | JK 1994 .F65 2016 | 30775305525314 | General Collection | Available | - |
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