CQ Press: Book: The Evolution of Political Parties, Campaigns, and Elections: Landmark Documents, 1787-2007, Randall E. Adkins

The Evolution of Political Parties, Campaigns, and Elections: Landmark Documents, 1787-2007
Randall E. Adkins, University of Nebraska, Omaha
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Primary source materials are a great way for students to experience firsthand a historic event, to more fully understand a pivotal actor or figure, or to explore legislation or a judicial decision. Students leave these readings better prepared to grapple with secondary sources. In fact, they can often support a different interpretation or more critically engage with analysis. This new volume—with 50 documents that include speeches, court cases, letters, diary entries, excerpts from autobiographies, treaties, legislation, regulations and reports, documentary photographs, ad stills, public opinion polls, transcripts, and press releases—is a great starting point for any parties and elections course. Careful editing, pithy headnotes, and discussion questions all enhance this useful reader.

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Table of Contents

Preface: A User’s Guide to The Evolution of Political Parties, Campaigns, and Elections

1. The Constitution: Provisions Concerning Elections (1787)

2. Federalist No. 10 (1787)

3. Alexander Hamilton’s Letter to Edward Carrington (1792)

4. George Washington’s Letter to Thomas Jefferson (1792); Jefferson’s Response to Washington (1792)

5. Thomas Jefferson’s Letter to Philip Mazzei (1796); George Washington’s Letter to Thomas Jefferson (1796)

6. John Beckley’s Letters to William Irvine (1796)

7. George Washington’s Farewell Address (1796)

8. Thomas Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address (1801)

9. The Tennessee General Assembly’s Protest against the Caucus System (1823)

10. Martin Van Buren’s Letter to Thomas Ritchie (1827)

11. Henry Clay’s Speech to the Senate (1834); Letter from Henry Clay to the Whig Party Convention (1839)

12. Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America (1835)

13. Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions from the Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Convention (1848)

14. Abraham Lincoln’s “A House Divided” Speech to the Illinois Republican Convention (1858)

15. Wade-Davis Manifesto (1864)

16. Thomas Nast, Political Cartoons of William M. “Boss” Tweed (1871)

17. Abram S. Hewitt’s “Secret History of the Disputed Election” (1877)

18. Senator John R. McPherson’s Speech against the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act (1883)

19. Woodrow Wilson’s Editorial, “Wanted—A Party” (1886)

20. The Massachusetts “Australian” Ballot Act (1888)

21. The Omaha Platform (1892)

22. William Jennings Bryan’s “Cross of Gold” Speech to the Democratic National Convention (1896)

23. Senator Robert La Follette’s Speech to the University of Chicago (1897)

24. William Riordan’s Plunkitt of Tammany Hall (1905)

25. The Tillman Act (1907)

26. House Resolution Sponsored by Representative George Norris to Change the Membership of the Rules Committee (1910)

27. The Publicity Act (1910)

28. Theodore Roosevelt’s “Confession of Faith” Speech Accepting the Progressive Party Nomination (1912)

29. Governor Franklin Roosevelt’s Commonwealth Club Speech of September 23 (1932)

30. Senator George Norris’ Address Proposing a Unicameral Legislature (1934)

31. Huey Long’s “Every Man a King” Radio Address to the Nation (1934)

32. The Literary Digest Presidential Election Poll (1936)

33. The Hatch Act (1939)

34. Labor Management Relations Act (1947)

35. James Rowe’s Memo to Harry Truman (1948)

36. Kennedy-Nixon Debate (1960)

37. Baker v. Carr (1962)

38. “Daisy” Ad (1964)

39. Voting Rights Act (1965)

40. McGovern-Fraser Commission (1971)

41. Federal Election Campaign Act (1971); Buckley v. Valeo (1975)

42. Constitutional Amendment Proposed by Senator Birch Bayh (1979)

43. National Voter Registration Act (1993)

44. Contract with America (1994)

45. Bush v. Gore (2000)

46. Help America Vote Act (HAVA) (2002)

47. Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (2002); McConnell v. FEC (2003)

48. Colorado Proportional Plan for Allocation of Electors (Amendment 36) (2004)

49. Memo of Understanding Between Bush and Kerry Campaigns Regarding 2004 Debates (2004)

50. Price-Herman Commission (2007)

Topical Guide to the Documents

Bio(s)

Randall E. Adkins, University of Nebraska, Omaha

Randall E. Adkins is associate professor and chair of the graduate program in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He is a former American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow. Adkins' research has been published in American Politics Quarterly, American Politics Research, the Journal of Political Marketing, Political Research Quarterly, Presidential Studies Quarterly, and Publius: The Journal of Federalism

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