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The importance of opposing viewpoints -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Are there benefits to publicly financed campaigns? -- Chapter 2. Why is private campaign financing the most popular way to raise funds? -- Chapter 3. Do corporate donations need more or less legislation? -- Chapter 4. Why is transparency in campaign financing important to fair elections?

Political campaigns are an intrinsic piece of the increasingly expensive and polarizing road to Election Day. This volume looks into the many aspects of political campaigns, including nominations, political advertising, and the laws and policies in place to protect the voting process. Through in-depth main text featuring annotated quotes, sidebars, charts, and graphs, readers learn about the influence of social media on Election Day, and the ways psychology can help candidates win. They'll survey what voting might look like in the future. Readers are also presented with questions to help them review and think critically about this issue.

What is a presidential campaign? -- Understanding "Campaign" -- Setting up a campaign -- Why campaigns are important -- Primary and general elections -- The Electoral College -- Why elections are important -- The history of campaigns -- Use of technology -- What can go wrong? -- Civic responsibilities -- What we have learned -- Glossary -- Index -- Websites.

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14 -- Appendix -- Image Credits -- Index

"Critics of referendums often lament that big money may buy success at the ballot box. But spending by interest groups may also be informative for citizens. This can only happen, however, if the financing of referendum campaigns is regulated. This book offers an overview of these regulations and presents research on their effects"--Provided by publisher

Combining actual election results and empirical evidence with data on additional factors such as media coverage, Thomas M. Holbrook develops a model for testing campaigns, and proves how campaigns play a key role in shaping public opinion.

During the 1860 and 1864 presidential campaigns, Abraham Lincoln was the subject of over twenty campaign biographies. In this innovative study, Thomas A. Horrocks examines the role that these publications played in shaping an image of Lincoln that would resonate with voters and explores the vision of Lincoln that the biographies crafted, the changes in this vision over the course of four years, and the impact of these works on the outcome of the elections. Horrocks investigates Lincoln's campaign biographies within the context of the critical relationship between print and politi.

When the Confederates emerged as victors in the Chickamauga Campaign, the Union Army of the Cumberland lay under siege in Chattanooga, with Braxton Bragg's Army of Tennessee on nearby high ground at Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain. A win at Chattanooga was essential for the Confederates, both to capitalize on the victory at Chickamauga and to keep control of the gateway to the lower South. Should the Federal troops wrest control of that linchpin, they would cement their control of eastern Tennessee and gain access to the Deep South. In the fall 1863 Chattanooga Campaign, the new head of the western Union armies, Ulysses S. Grant, sought to break the Confederate siege. His success created the opportunity for the Union to start a campaign to capture Atlanta the following spring. Woodworth's introduction sets the stage for ten insightful essays that provide new analysis of this crucial campaign. From the Battle of Wauhatchie to the Battle of Chattanooga, the contributors' well-researched and vividly written assessments of both Union and Confederate actions offer a balanced discussion of the complex nature of the campaign and its aftermath. Other essays give fascinating examinations of the reactions to the campaign in northern newspapers and by Confederate soldiers from west of the Mississippi River. Complete with maps and photos, The Chattanooga Campaign contains a wealth of detailed information about the military, social, and political aspects of the campaign and contributes significantly to our understanding of the Civil War's western theater. Univeristy Press Books for Public and Secondary Schools 2013 edition.