Ebook: American political parties and elections: a very short introduction

Few Americans and even fewer citizens of other nations understand the electoral process in the United States. The second edition of this Very Short Introduction offers an up-to-date overview of American political parties and elections, providing an insider's view of how the system actually works while shining a light on some of its flaws";Machine generated contents note: -- 1 The context of American elections and political parties -- 2 A brief history of American political parties -- 3 Party organizations: What do they look like? What do they do? -- 4 Who are Republicans? Who are Democrats? Who are the "others"? -- 5 Presidential elections: Nominating campaigns and general elections -- 6 Subnational nominations and elections -- 7 Far from the perfect democracy -- Notes -- Further reading -- Index