| Description |
xiv, 192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Politics@media
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Politics@media.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-192). |
| Contents |
The folly of reform -- The rise and fall of citizen sovereignty -- Rome : a flawed model -- Citizen sovereignty : the dearest thing of all -- The constitution and America's first political campaign -- American democracy and political parties -- What is an election, anyway? -- Political campaigns and money -- The perceived corruption of money versus the real corruption of power -- We the sovereigns, not we the subjects -- The crux of the problem -- Supreme Court mandates run amok -- Empirical evidence -- Freedom of the press -- Political fund-raising : the current reality -- The twenty-eighth amendment. |
| Subject |
Campaign funds -- United States.
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Campaign funds. |
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United States. |
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Democracy -- United States.
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Democracy. |
| Added Title |
Money, power and elections |
| ISBN |
0807131288 cloth alkaline paper |
| Standard No. |
9780807131282 |
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