Why Parties Matter
Political Competition and Democracy in the American South
- Contents
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List of Figures
Part 1 Why Parties Matter
1 “Except in the South”
2 Political Parties, Electoral Competition, and Effective Democratic Governance
Part 2 The Exceptional South
3 Democratic-Whig Parties in the Jacksonian Era
4 Parties in the Post-Reconstruction Era
5 Parties in the Jim Crow South
6 The Southern Turn to Republicanism
Part 3 The Democratic Fruits of Party Competition
7 Party Systems and Electoral Competition
8 Competitive Party Systems and Democratic Responsiveness
9 Competitive Party Systems and Democratic Effectiveness
Acknowledgments
Notes
References
Index
History: American History
Political Science: American Government and Politics
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