Controversial issues in presidential selection
By: Gary L. Rose, editor.
Contributors: Rose, Gary L., 1951-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: SUNY series on the presidency
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 358
Subjects: Presidents -- United States -- Election.; Presidents -- United States -- Nomination.
Description: This new edition provides the latest on controversies surrounding the presidential selection process. The text is two-thirds new material, with new articles by John F. Bibby, Robert D. Brown, Emmett H. Buell, Jr., M. Margaret Conway, Thomas E. Cronin, Doris Graber, Jon F. Hale, Everett Ladd, Robert D. Loevy, Theodore Lowi, Wayne Parent, Frank J. Sorauf, and Herbert Weisberg, and revised articles from many of the contributors to the first edition.

The book is designed to stimulate lively debate and critical thinking about the modern process of presidential selection. Eleven issues that impact directly on the selection of the president of the United States are examined in a scholarly and argumentative format. Essays pro and con on each issue educate students in the dynamics of presidential selection and help them evaluate competing perspectives on today's pressing issues.

The controversial issues examined span the various phases of the selection process, including the nominating system, the nominating convention, and the general election campaign. New issues covered for this edition include whether a third major party in U.S. politics is likely or needed.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-342) and index.