Institutions and the Right to Vote in America (Elections, Voting, Technology) - 9781137301703

This book explores how the United States institutions of democracy have affected a citizenÆs ability to participate in politics. The 2000 election and the ensuing decade of research demonstrated that that the institutions of elections vitally affect participation. This book examines turnout and vote choice, as well as elections as an institution, administration of elections and the intermediaries that affect a citizenÆs ability to cast a vote as intended. Kropf traces the institutions of franchise from the Constitutional Convention through the 2012 election and the general themes of how institutions have changed increasing, democratization and production federal growth over time in the United States.

• | Author: Martha E. Kropf
• | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• | Publication Date: May 26, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 206 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Political Science
• | ISBN-10: 1137301708
• | ISBN-13: 9781137301703