Politics For Dummies
Politics For Dummies
DeLaney, Ann M.
John Wiley & Sons Inc
02/2020
384
Mole
Inglês
9781119652953
15 a 20 dias
512
Part 1: Politics and You 7
Chapter 1: It's Politics, Baby! 9
Chapter 2: The Money-versus-Vote Analysis 19
Part 2: Making Your Voice Heard 29
Chapter 3: Be a Part of the Solution - Vote! 31
Chapter 4: Contributing Your Time or Money 43
Chapter 5: Telling Politicians What's on Your Mind 55
Part 3: Politics is a Team Sport 67
Chapter 6: Partying with Politics 69
Chapter 7: Taking Sides 91
Chapter 8: Joining a Special Interest Group 103
Chapter 9: Getting Political Online 121
Part 4: It's All Marketing 131
Chapter 10: Harry Handler Meets Carly Candidate 133
Chapter 11: Selling the Candidates, Warts and All 149
Chapter 12: Truth in Advertising 163
Chapter 13: Casting That Vote! 181
Part 5: Let the Campaigns Begin 189
Chapter 14: Who Says Talk Is Cheap? (Where Your Contribution Goes) 191
Chapter 15: For Whom the Campaign Polls 205
Chapter 16: Dodging the Issues: What You Can Do 215
Chapter 17: Campaigning for Your Vote 225
Chapter 18: Negative Campaigning: The Dark Side of Politics 235
Chapter 19: The Money Thing: Is Reform Possible? 253
Part 6: Presidential Politics 263
Chapter 20: Throwing Their Hats in the Ring 265
Chapter 21: Getting the Party Started: National Party Conventions 277
Chapter 22: The Electoral College and the 2000 and 2016 Presidential Elections 285
Chapter 23: Filling Some Really Big Shoes: Electing a President 295
Part 7: The Part of Tens 311
Chapter 24: The Ten Commandments of Modern Politics 313
Chapter 25: Ten Things to Teach Your Children About Politics 317
Chapter 26: Ten Common Political Mistakes 323
Chapter 27: Ten (or so) Quotable Quotes 327
Appendix: State ID Voting Requirements 331
Index 353
Part 1: Politics and You 7
Chapter 1: It's Politics, Baby! 9
Chapter 2: The Money-versus-Vote Analysis 19
Part 2: Making Your Voice Heard 29
Chapter 3: Be a Part of the Solution - Vote! 31
Chapter 4: Contributing Your Time or Money 43
Chapter 5: Telling Politicians What's on Your Mind 55
Part 3: Politics is a Team Sport 67
Chapter 6: Partying with Politics 69
Chapter 7: Taking Sides 91
Chapter 8: Joining a Special Interest Group 103
Chapter 9: Getting Political Online 121
Part 4: It's All Marketing 131
Chapter 10: Harry Handler Meets Carly Candidate 133
Chapter 11: Selling the Candidates, Warts and All 149
Chapter 12: Truth in Advertising 163
Chapter 13: Casting That Vote! 181
Part 5: Let the Campaigns Begin 189
Chapter 14: Who Says Talk Is Cheap? (Where Your Contribution Goes) 191
Chapter 15: For Whom the Campaign Polls 205
Chapter 16: Dodging the Issues: What You Can Do 215
Chapter 17: Campaigning for Your Vote 225
Chapter 18: Negative Campaigning: The Dark Side of Politics 235
Chapter 19: The Money Thing: Is Reform Possible? 253
Part 6: Presidential Politics 263
Chapter 20: Throwing Their Hats in the Ring 265
Chapter 21: Getting the Party Started: National Party Conventions 277
Chapter 22: The Electoral College and the 2000 and 2016 Presidential Elections 285
Chapter 23: Filling Some Really Big Shoes: Electing a President 295
Part 7: The Part of Tens 311
Chapter 24: The Ten Commandments of Modern Politics 313
Chapter 25: Ten Things to Teach Your Children About Politics 317
Chapter 26: Ten Common Political Mistakes 323
Chapter 27: Ten (or so) Quotable Quotes 327
Appendix: State ID Voting Requirements 331
Index 353