Citizen's Guide to U.S. Elections

Taylor & Francis

A Citizen's Guide to U.S. ElectionsEmpowering Democracy in America\nAuthor(s): Costas Panagopoulos, Aaron Weinschenk\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138858787, 978-1138858787\nSynopsis\nPolitical observers routinely lament that American democracy is broken, and many of them blame electoral malfunction. But is the system really broken? Panagopoulos and Weinschenk make the case that citizens are empowered to fix whats wrong with electoral politics and renew democracy in America, all within the institutional setup and framework of the existing system. Put simply, much of what is broken can be fixed if people stop throwing up their arms and start rolling up their sleeves to do the hard work of building our democracy. This book provides an overview of the basic features that characterize contemporary elections in the United States and includes discussions about voter participation and decision-making patterns, money .