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Elections and the Politics of Participation

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Part of the book series: Comparative Government and Politics ((CGP))

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Four related problems are examined in this chapter:

  1. (1)

    Who has been able to vote and why?

  2. (2)

    Who votes and who abstains, and why?

  3. (3)

    How do Americans run for election and vote?

  4. (4)

    For whom do Americans vote?

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© 1993 Nigel Bowles

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Bowles, N. (1993). Elections and the Politics of Participation. In: The Government and Politics of the United States. Comparative Government and Politics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-22951-2_3

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