The Politics of Congressional ElectionsJacobson, Gary C., The Politics of Congressional Elections, 5th Edition*\ Jacobson's classic work offers readers a systematic and engaging account of what goes on in congressional elections and demonstrates how electoral politics reflect and shape other basic components of our political system. The Fifth Edition brings everything up to date through the 1998 elections, analyzing new electoral trends that have appeared in the 1990s-including the Republicans' rise to majority status and their current precarious hold on Congress-while also offering a thorough consideration of impeachment politics in 1998 and 1999." For those interested in Political Campaigning and voting and elections. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Election Laws | 16 |
Discouraging the Opposition | 45 |
Copyright | |
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