TY  - BOOK
AU  - DeLaney,Ann M.
TI  - Politics for dummies
T2  -  --For dummies
SN  - 9781119652953
U1  - 320 D37 23
PY  - 2020///
CY  -  Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
PB  - John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
KW  - Politics and government.
KW  - Politics, Practical
N1  - Includes index; Introduction 1 Part 1: Politics and You 7 Chapter 1: It’s Politics, Baby! 9 Chapter 2: The Money-versus-Vote Analysis 19 Part 2: Making Your Voice Heard 29 Chapter 3: Be a Part of the Solution — Vote! 31 Chapter 4: Contributing Your Time or Money 43 Chapter 5: Telling Politicians What’s on Your Mind 55 Part 3: Politics is a Team Sport 67 Chapter 6: Partying with Politics 69 Chapter 7: Taking Sides 91 Chapter 8: Joining a Special Interest Group 103 Chapter 9: Getting Political Online 121 Part 4: It’s All Marketing 131 Chapter 10: Harry Handler Meets Carly Candidate 133 Chapter 11: Selling the Candidates, Warts and All 149 Chapter 12: Truth in Advertising 163 Chapter 13: Casting That Vote! 181 Part 5: Let the Campaigns Begin 189 Chapter 14: Who Says Talk Is Cheap? (Where Your Contribution Goes) 191 Chapter 15: For Whom the Campaign Polls 205 Chapter 16: Dodging the Issues: What You Can Do 215 Chapter 17: Campaigning for Your Vote 225 Chapter 18: Negative Campaigning: The Dark Side of Politics 235 Chapter 19: The Money Thing: Is Reform Possible? 253 Part 6: Presidential Politics 263 Chapter 20: Throwing Their Hats in the Ring 265 Chapter 21: Getting the Party Started: National Party Conventions 277 Chapter 22: The Electoral College and the 2000 and 2016 Presidential Elections 285 Chapter 23: Filling Some Really Big Shoes: Electing a President 295 Part 7: The Part of Tens 311 Chapter 24: The Ten Commandments of Modern Politics 313 Chapter 25: Ten Things to Teach Your Children About Politics 317 Chapter 26: Ten Common Political Mistakes 323 Chapter 27: Ten (or so) Quotable Quotes 327 Appendix: State ID Voting Requirements 331 Index 353; Politics and you
Making your voice heard
Politics is a team sport
It's all marketing
Let the campaigns begin
Presidential politics
The part of tens; CAS; Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
N2  - Politics For Dummies has everything you need to understand local, state, and national politics; how to communicate with your elected officials; and what your representatives can do for you
ER  -