USA: Politique et société

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE summarizes the electoral college process, provides background information

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE 2000 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

ELECTIONS WRAP-UP The American Prospect examines how this election will affect the issues that matter most.

the money in U.S. political campaigns using FEC information

Les électeurs aux enchères Langue de bois électorale par un candidat virtuel

États-Unis : le système électoral américain est-il obsolète ?Guillaume Parmentier Le Figaro, 10 novembre 2000

DO ELECTIONS NEED NEW RULES?

ELECTIONS 2000: THE FLORIDA RECOUNT

THE U.S. SUPREME COURT

DOCUMENTS IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CASES the U.S. Supreme Court opinion as well as the Florida Supreme Court.

FOREIGN PRESS CENTER TRANSITION PAGE

A House and Senate Divided: The Clinton Legacy and the Congressional Elections of 2000

Gary C. Jacobson Political Science Quarterly, Spring 2001 http://www.epn.org/cgi-bin/rd/epn_letter.pl?id=1103

Gary C. Jacobson asserts the 2000 election and its bizarre aftermath in Florida accurately reflected the configuration of partisan politics that crystallized during the Clinton administration: close partisan balance in Congress and in the electorate; distinct regional, cultural, and ideological divisions between the parties' respective electoral coalitions; and a sharp partisan polarization among political elites, echoed, though more faintly, in the broader public. The trends that produced this political configuration predated the 1990s, but they accelerated during the Clinton years, and Clinton himself was a catalyst in their development.DRAFT STAFF REPORT ON Voting Irregularities in Florida During the 2000 Presidential Election (Not Official Unless and Until Approved by a Majority of the Commissioners) June 2001 http://www.usccr.gov/vote2000/stdraft1/main.htm

The November 7, 2000, presidential election and its aftermath became the focus of international attention on the application of America's election laws and policies. The state of Florida's electoral process took center stage as the world paused to observe the unfolding drama of identifying the next President of the United States. During this time, countless allegations of voting irregularities arose as to whether eligible voters were hindered from voting for the presidential candidate of their choice, and if votes that were cast were properly tabulated. An Agenda for Election Reform

The Brookings Institution, June 2001 http://www.brook.edu/comm/policybriefs/pb082/pb82.htm

As the dispute over the 2000 presidential election results in Florida extended through November and into December, many Americans were horrified to learn about the seemingly chaotic and flawed manner in which federal elections are administered. Calls to upgrade the nuts and bolts of the election system attracted broad support, but policymakers confronted formidable substantive, legal, and political hurdles that slowed federal action to a crawl.

Barone, Michael The 49 Percent Nation" NATIONAL JOURNAL, June 9, 2001, pp. 1710-1716

In three straight Presidential elections and three straight House elections, neither party has won 50 percent of the vote. Will the trend continue?

2. Bell, Daniel "Election 2000 and Future Prospects" SOCIETY, May/June 2001, pp. 78-82

The author argues that a radical change has taken place in American politics in the past twenty-five years. The politics established by the New Deal was largely class politics, represented by functional groups-business, farmers, and workers. The cultural politics is principally identity politics in which race, gender and ethnicity dominate the activist scene.

3. Cochran, John "Election 'Reform' Movement Gives Way to Caution" CQ WEEKLY, June 2, 2001, pp. 1294-1300 Parties agree that states should get federal aid but differ on mandating standards.

4. Davis, Martin Faith, Hope, and Charity" NATIONAL JOURNAL, April 28, 2001, pp. 1228-1235

George W. Bush's Texas has been the most aggressive state in giving public money to faith groups to run social service programs. But even after five years, the progress is slow, the questions many, and success still uncertain.

5. Dreyfuss, Robert "How DLC Does It" THE AMERICAN PROSPECT, April 23, 2001, pp. 20-25

An insider look at the Democratic Leadership Council.

6. Foerstel, Karen "Democrats See Brighter Days in a Shared Spotlight"