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Book Reflecting All of Us

Download or read book Reflecting All of Us written by Robert Richie and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 1999-01-14 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively dialogue on the power of electoral reform to strengthen our democratic institutions Scholars, critics, reformers, politicians, and activists have for years asked why Americans are so uninvolved in the political process. Minority underrepresentation, the marginalization of progressive voices, the exclusion of the poor-these and other serious problems appear everywhere, from the pages of national newspapers to MTV. Robert Richie and Steven Hill offer a powerful solution, one currently in practice in many parts of the world, including places in the U.S.: proportional representation. They demonstrate that unlike the winner-takes-all system, which always leaves the losers completely unrepresented, proportional representation gives all points of view a political voice; it works by giving citizens multiple votes or the right to vote for more than one candidate, or by giving political parties power according to percentages of votes received. Esteemed thinkers-Cynthia McKinney, John Ferejohn, E. Joshua Rosenkrantz, Gary W. Cox, Daniel Cantor, Ross Mirkarimi, Anthony Thig penn, and Pamela S. Karlan-respond in essays discussing the forms proportional representation could take to operate best in the U.S. Their contributions underscore the concept at the heart of this book: the more people invested in the political process, the more democratic-and reflective of all of us-our system becomes. NEW DEMOCRACY FORUM: A series of short paperback originals exploring creative solutions to our most urgent national concerns. The series editors (for Boston Review), Joshua Cohen and Joel Rogers, aim to foster politically engaged, intellectually honest, and morally serious debate about fundamental issues-both on and off the agenda of conventional politics.

Book A Right to Representation

Download or read book A Right to Representation written by Kathleen L. Barber and published by Ohio State University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From this practice stems the endemic underrepresentation of minorities in our political life. Enforcement of the Voting Rights Act has led to increased minority electoral success, but the strategy most commonly used - creation of majority-minority districts - has come under attack in the Supreme Court.".

Book The P R  Model Election 1912

Download or read book The P R Model Election 1912 written by Proportional Representation and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Proportional Representation    the Key to Democracy

Download or read book Proportional Representation the Key to Democracy written by George Hervey Hallett and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The P R  Model Election  1912

Download or read book The P R Model Election 1912 written by Electoral Reform Society and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Proportional Representation Review

Download or read book Proportional Representation Review written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Reflecting All of Us

Download or read book Reflecting All of Us written by Robert Richie and published by . This book was released on 1999-01-14 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An original, significant argument for sweeping electoral reform to strengthen our democratic institutions, this book includes Richie's and Hill's lead essay, along with responses by our most progressive politicians, activists, and scholars that offer a convincing argument for why proportional representation can correct many of our societal ills, such as racial inequality and mistrust of political parties.

Book Comparing Democracies

Download or read book Comparing Democracies written by Lawrence LeDuc and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1996-08-29 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 11. Leaders - Ian McAllister

Book Proportional Representation Review

Download or read book Proportional Representation Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Electoral System Design

    Book Details:
  • Author : Andrew Reynolds
  • Publisher : Stockholm : International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
  • Release : 2005
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 258 pages

Download or read book Electoral System Design written by Andrew Reynolds and published by Stockholm : International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. This book was released on 2005 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description

Book Proportional Representation Review

Download or read book Proportional Representation Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Proportional Representation Review

Download or read book The Proportional Representation Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book 10 Steps to Repair American Democracy

Download or read book 10 Steps to Repair American Democracy written by Steven Hill and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-03 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 10 Steps to Repair American Democracy Steven Hill addresses the problems plaguing the US political system, outlining his ten-step program to improve American democracy. He proposes specific reforms to give voters more choices at the ballot box, boost voter turnout, reduce Senate 'filibustering' and end excessive corporate dominance. In the face of mounting cynicism about the US political system, 10 Steps to Repair American Democracy is a refreshing blueprint for how to resurrect the Founders' democratic vision. It will change the way you think about US politics.

Book Primary Politics

    Book Details:
  • Author : Elaine Kamarck
  • Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
  • Release : 2018-11-13
  • ISBN : 0815735286
  • Pages : 253 pages

Download or read book Primary Politics written by Elaine Kamarck and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2020 presidential primaries are on the horizon and this third edition of Elaine Kamarck's Primary Politics will be there to help make sense of them. Updated to include the 2016 election, it will once again be the guide to understanding the modern nominating system that gave the American electorate a choice between Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton. In Primary Politics, political insider Elaine Kamarck explains how the presidential nomination process became the often baffling system we have today, including the “robot rule.” Her focus is the largely untold story of how presidential candidates since the early 1970s have sought to alter the rules in their favor and how their failures and successes have led to even more change. She describes how candidates have sought to manipulate the sequencing of primaries to their advantage and how Iowa and New Hampshire came to dominate the system. She analyzes the rules that are used to translate votes into delegates, paying special attention to the Democrats' twenty-year fight over proportional representation and some of its arcana. Drawing on meticulous research, interviews with key figures in both parties, and years of experience, this book explores one of the most important questions in American politics—how we narrow the list of presidential candidates every four years.

Book Electoral Dysfunction

Download or read book Electoral Dysfunction written by Victoria Bassetti and published by New Press, The. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine a country where the right to vote is not guaranteed by the Constitution, where the candidate with the most votes loses, and where paperwork requirements and bureaucratic bungling disenfranchise millions. You're living in it. If the consequences weren't so serious, it would be funny. A concise handbook designed as a fact-filled companion to the forthcoming PBS documentary starring political satirist and commentator Mo Rocca, Electoral Dysfunction illuminates a broad array of issues, including: the Founding Fathers' decision to omit the right to vote from the Constitution—and the legal system's patchwork response to this omission; the battle over voter ID, voter impersonation, and voter fraud; the foul-ups that plague Election Day, from ballot design to contested recounts; the role of partisan officials in running elections; and the antidemocratic origins and impact of the Electoral College. The book concludes with a prescription for a healthy voting system crafted by leading voting-reform experts, whose agenda for change includes a call for universal voter registration and unform national standards. Published in the run-up to the 2012 election, Electoral Dysfunction is for readers across the political spectrum who want their vote to count.