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Chapter 10: Elections
Chapter Outline
How Does Government Regulate the Electoral Process?
- Electoral Composition
- Translating Voters' Choices into Electoral Outcomes
ANALYZING THE EVIDENCE: The Electoral Impact of Congressional Redistricting
- Insulating Decision-Making Processes
- Direct Democracy: The Referendum and the Recall
How Do Voters Decide?
- Partisan Loyalty
- Issues
- Candidate Characteristics
The 2004 and 2006 Elections
- Democratic Opportunities
- Republican Strategies
- The End Game
- The 2006 Elections
Campaign Finance
- Sources of Campaign Funds
- Campaign Finance Reform
- Implications for Democracy
Do Elections Matter?
- Why Is Voter Turnout So Low?
- Why Do Elections Matter as Political Institutions?
Summary
For Further Reading
APPLYING THE PRINCIPLES: POLITICS IN THE NEWS