Overview

Provides an invaluable resource for scholars, students, and political observers who want a comprehensive picture of the past and present of the U.S. presidential nominating system across every state. In 2020, the parties will again nominate their candidates for president. Those nominations will play out in a complicated system of federal law, state law, national party rules, state party rules, and informal norms that have developed over decades. This resource provides a roadmap for understanding the rules of the game and the ways in which they impact elections and politics across the United States. This reference work is organized in two parts. Part I consists of a series of short thematic essays discussing topics such as what primaries and caucuses are, what the difference between open and closed primaries is, varying methods used by the parties for delegate selection, and how campaign finance works in the primaries. Part II consists of a state-by-state description of recent primary/caucus history and the methods currently used for delegate selection by Democrats and Republicans in each state.

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Author:   Andrew E. Busch
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   ABC-CLIO
Weight:   0.851kg
ISBN:  

9781440859038

ISBN 10:   1440859035
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   08 November 2019
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part One Foundations of the Presidential Nominating System Chapter 1 Historical Overview Chapter 2 How Caucuses Work Chapter 3 How Primaries Work Chapter 4 Open vs. Closed Primaries Chapter 5 The Nomination Calendar Chapter 6 The Importance of Iowa, New Hampshire, and Other Early Contests Chapter 7 Candidate Debates During the Primary Season Chapter 8 Campaign Finance Chapter 9 Voting Behavior Chapter 10 Methods of Awarding Delegates Chapter 11 Delegate Selection, Rights, and Responsibilities Chapter 12 The Party Conventions Chapter 13 National Primaries and Other Proposed Reforms Chapter 14 Third-Party Presidential Nominations Part Two State-by-State Guide Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming U.S. Territories and Americans Abroad American Samoa Democrats Abroad Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands Appendix: 2020 Primary, Caucus, and National Convention Calendar Index

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Recommended. All readers. - Choice It is hard to imagine a more timely and useful reference source than this. . . This would be valuable in collections of all sizes, public, school, and academic. - Booklist

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It is hard to imagine a more timely and useful reference source than this. . . This would be valuable in collections of all sizes, public, school, and academic. - Booklist

Author Information

Andrew E. Busch is Crown Professor of Government and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College, where he serves as director of the Rose Institute of State and Local Government.

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