Choosing the president--1992 / The League of Women Voters of California Education Fund.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York, NY : Lyons & Burford, Publishers, c1992.
Description
vi, 138 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

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Subject(s)
Summary note
  • The office of the President of the United States has been called the most important job in the world. How we fill that job--the presidential election process--runs by a complex set of rules that every voter should know. The League of Women Voters' CHOOSING THE PRESIDENT is a practical, concise handbook that can help anyone cast a more knowledgeable vote. CHOOSING THE PRESIDENT thoroughly explores how America will elect the next President. The book analyzes the workings.
  • Of political parties, campaign-finance systems, convention delegate selection, and party conventions. It also looks at campaign techniques, strategies, and costs, voter behavior, and the election process. Helpful appendices examine such subjects as the duties of the President, and presidential succession. American voters make important choices at every stage of the election process. CHOOSING THE PRESIDENT is the essential guide to help make those votes count.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 130-134) and index.
Action note
Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
Contents
  • 1. On Choosing the President
  • 2. The Political Framework: The Parties
  • 3. The Political Framework: The Voters
  • 4. The Preliminaries
  • 5. Campaign Financing
  • 6. Delegate Selection
  • 7. The Convention
  • 8. The General Election Campaign
  • 9. The Election.
ISBN
  • 1558211713
  • 1558211691 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^^91047912^
OCLC
25095275
RCP
H - S
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