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Title:
Campaign trends and election law / [compiled by] H. W. Wilson, a division of EBSCO Information Services.
Author:
H.W. Wilson Company.
Publication Information:
Amenia, New York : Grey House Publishing, 2016.
Call Number:
JK1976 .C36 2016
Abstract:
"In the run-up to the 2016 national election, many issues involving election law have come to the fore. This volume will explore such timely topics as campaign finance and the corporate funding of elections in the aftermath of Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission (2010), which opened the door to unlimited corporate and private funding of candidates in federal elections. The volume will also investigate the effects of SCOTUS's ruling to roll back various aspects of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, allowing states to make their own election laws--including instituting voter ID laws and cancelling early voter registration--without federal oversight. Other important issues under discussion include the rise of one-party domination of state government and the subsequent, unprecedented gerrymandering of districts; the use of initiatives and referendums to mobilize political bases; and the changing uses of social media in campaigns. Articles will also examine the rise of political dissidents both inside and outside the two major parties"--Publisher description.
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Edition:
[First edition]
ISBN:
9781682170670

9781682170625
Series:
The reference shelf ; volume 88, number 5

Reference shelf ; v. 88, no. 5.
Physical Description:
xiii, 200 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents:
Election laws, redistricting, campaign financing, corporate fundraising. Cash and constituency: campaign financing and partisan electoral manipulation -- Drawing the line: how redistricting turned America from blue to red / What is political "dark money"--and is it bad? / How "ghost corporations" are funding the 2016 election / Why redistricting threatens democracy / Voting rights become a proxy war in the 2016 presidential election / How Citizens United has changed politics in 5 years / The many sins of "Citizens United" / The first postmodern political machine / Election laws, redistricting, campaign financing, corporate fundraising. Political outsiders: class, race, and gender in the 2016 election -- The woman card: how feminism and antifeminism created Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump / Working-class heroes: the 2016 election shows that, when talking about class, Americans and their candidates are both out of practice / Outsiders' chance / Class, Trump, and the election / Race, class, and the 2016 election / The great Republican revolt / Trump's America / Identity heft: why the politics of race and gender are dominating the 2016 election / The populists / Campaign issues: immigration, trade, the economy. Identity and economics: immigration and globalization in the 2016 race -- The truth about trade: what critics get wrong about the global economy / Immigration and the 2016 election / Even conservatives say Trump's immigration plan is dystopian / Supreme Court's split elevates immigration as election issue / Simmering for decades, anger about trade boils over in '16 election / Why the conditions were perfect for Bernie's socialist crusade / Election 2016 is propelled by the American economy's failed promises / Campaign messaging: language, social media, video. News and information in the 2016 campaign -- The rhetorical brilliance of Trump the demagogue / Who's influencing election 2016? / Here's how social media will impact the 2016 presidential election / 2016 presidential election circus: is social media the cause? / Digital video plays critical role in 2016 election / Foul-mouthed and proud of it on the '16 campaign trail / What Google and Twitter can tell us about 2016 / Facebook to provide "political bias" training for employees / The polls are all wrong: a startup called Civis is our best hope to fix them
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