| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 479 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
"The 2000 presidential election, with its problems in Florida, was not the first major vote-counting controversy in the nation's history--nor the last. Ballot Battles traces the evolution of America's experience with these disputes, from 1776 to now, explaining why they have proved persistently troublesome and offering an institutional solution"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Ballot Battles; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue: The Missing Institution of Impartiality; Introduction: Understanding the Past for the Sake of the Future; 1. Uncertain Vote-Counting in the Founding Era; 2. The Novelty of Chief Executive Elections; 3. The Entrenchment of Two-Party Competition; 4. Counting Votes at Times of Crisis; 5. Hayes v. Tilden: To the Edge of the Constitutional Cliff; 6. The Gilded Age: An Era of Hypercompetitive Elections; 7. The Progressive Era: Missed Opportunities at a Time of Reform. |
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8. America in the Middle of Its Century: A Tarnished Ideal9. The Sixties and Their Legacy: The Rise of Democratic Expectations; 10. The Eighties and Nineties: Reemergence of Intensified Partisanship; 11. Florida 2000: Avoiding a Return to the Constitutional Brink; 12. After Bush v. Gore: Reinvigorated Demand for Electoral Fairness; Conclusion: The Enduring Quest for a Fair Count; Appendix: Data on Overtime Elections; Notes; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Elections -- Corrupt practices -- United States -- History.
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Elections -- Corrupt practices. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Election monitoring -- United States -- History.
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Election monitoring. |
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Political corruption -- United States -- History.
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Political corruption. |
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HISTORY -- United States -- General. |
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LAW -- Election Law. |
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LAW -- Legal History. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Foley, Edward. Ballot battles 9780190235277 (DLC) 2015025434 (OCoLC)920551583 |
| ISBN |
9780190235284 (electronic book) |
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0190235284 (electronic book) |
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9780190235277 (hardcover) |
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0190235276 (hardcover) |
| Standard No. |
40025574529 |
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