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1 online resource |
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Routledge research in American politics and governance ; 23 |
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Routledge research in American politics and governance ; 23.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Book Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Property, Participation, and the Routes to Reform; On the Importance of the Property Qualification; On the Explanation of Property Qualification Removal; References; 2 The Politics of Partisan Preemption: Pennsylvania, Georgia, and New Hampshire; Pennsylvania; Georgia; New Hampshire; References; 3 The Politics of Partisan Cooptation: Delaware, South Carolina, Massachusetts, and Virginia; Delaware; South Carolina; Massachusetts; Virginia; References |
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4 The Politics of Partisan Replacement: Maryland, New Jersey, Connecticut, New York, and North CarolinaMaryland; New Jersey; Connecticut; New York; North Carolina; References; 5 The Politics of Partisan Rejection: Rhode Island; Rhode Island; References; 6 Strategic Incentives and Franchise Reform: An Event History Analysis; The Event History Model; Statistical Explanation for Franchise Reform; Strategic Consequences of Franchise Reform; References; 7 Conclusion: The Expansion and Contraction of Democratic Rights; References; Appendix: Overview of Property Restrictions on Suffrage; Index |
| Summary |
In Colonial America, democracy was centered in provincial assemblies and based on the collection of neighbors whose freehold ownership made them permanent stakeholders in the community. The removal of the property qualification for voting in the United States occurred over three-quarters of a century and was among the more important events in the history of democratization, functioning to shift voting from a corporate privilege toward a human right. Moving beyond the standard histories of property standard histories of property qualification removal, Justin Moeller and Ronald F. King adopt the theories and methods of social science to discover underlying patterns and regularities, attempting a more systematic understanding of subject. While no historical event has a single cause, party consolidation and party competition provided a necessary mechanism, making background factors politically relevant. No change in franchise rules could occur without the explicit consent of incumbent politicians, always sensitive to the anticipated impact. Moeller and King argue that political parties acted strategically, accepting or rejecting removal of the property qualification as a means of advancing their electoral position. The authors identify four different variants of the strategic calculation variable, significantly helping to explain both the temporal differences across states and the pattern of contestation with each state individually |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 27, 2018) |
| Subject |
Suffrage -- United States -- History
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
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Suffrage
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315191126 |
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1315191121 |
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9781351751124 |
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1351751123 |
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9781351751148 |
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135175114X |
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9781351751117 |
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1351751115 |
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