| Choosing Our Choices: Debating the Presidential Nominating Process Contributor(s): Davis, James W. (Author), DiClerico, Robert E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0847694488 ISBN-13: 9780847694488 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $35.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2000 Annotation: Probably no feature of the American political system has been subject to more sustained criticism over the last twenty-five years than the process by which we choose our presidents. In Choosing Our Choices, Robert E. DiClerico and James W. Davis debate the question: should we retain the present, primary centered direct democracy method in selecting presidential candidates or should we return to a representative decision-making process to nominate our candidates? This timely and thought-provoking text offers the reader a concise yet comprehensive analysis of the presidential nominating system, arguments for and against the current system, and supplemental documents and essays for further reading. Visit our website for sample chapters! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties |
| Dewey: 324.273 |
| LCCN: 00024863 |
| Series: Enduring Questions in American Political Life |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.81" W x 8.89" (0.54 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Probably no feature of the American political system has been subject to more sustained criticism over the last twenty-five years than the process by which we choose our presidents. In Choosing Our Choices, Robert E. DiClerico and James W. Davis debate the question: should we retain the present, primary centered 'direct democracy' method in selecting presidential candidates or should we return to a representative decision-making process to nominate our candidates? This timely and thought-provoking text offers the reader a concise yet comprehensive analysis of the presidential nominating system, arguments for and against the current system, and supplemental documents and essays for further reading. Choosing Our Choices will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars interested in exploring how Americans choose their leaders. |