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OverviewThis book explores how the United States institutions of democracy have affected a citizen’s ability to participate in politics. The 2000 election and the ensuing decade of research demonstrated that that the institutions of elections vitally affect participation. This book examines turnout and vote choice, as well as elections as an institution, administration of elections and the intermediaries that affect a citizen’s ability to cast a vote as intended. Kropf traces the institutions of franchise from the Constitutional Convention through the 2012 election and the general themes of how institutions have changed increasing, democratization and production federal growth over time in the United States. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Martha E. KropfPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 1st ed. 2016 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.483kg ISBN: 9781137301697ISBN 10: 1137301694 Pages: 197 Publication Date: 17 June 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Tables and FiguresChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Institutions and the Norms That Help Maintain StabilityChapter 3: Chapter 3: The Multiple Laboratories of DemocracyChapter 4: The Federal Part of the Institution Chapter 5: Acquiring Voting RightsChapter 6: Exercising the Right to VoteChapter 7: Finding the Time and Place to VoteChapter 9: Choosing Voters: Redistricting and Re-ApportionmentChapter 10: Implications of Institutionalism for DemocracySources CitedReviewsAuthor InformationMartha E. Kropf is Professor of Political Science and Interim Director of the Public Policy Program at University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA. She has authored numerous scholarly articles concerning elections, election reform, and voting. She is the coauthor, along with David C. Kimball, of Helping America Vote: The Limits of Election Reform (2012). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |