Political judges and popular justice: a conservative victory or a conservative dilemma?
ABSTRACT Most of the judges in America are elected. Yet the institution of the elected judiciary is in trouble, perhaps in crisis. The pressures of campaigning, particularly raising money, have produced an intensity of electioneering that many observers see as damaging to the institution itself. In an...

Mid-term elections: the impact of local and national issues: background, activities and critical analysis.
Subject areas: secondary civics, current events, social studies, political science, communication arts, and journalism Estimated Time: Three 90-minute class periods or 5 to 6 45-minute class periods LESSON OBJECTIVES: Students will: 1. Participate in a class discussion about the right to...

Las elecciones Uruguayas de 2004: la izquierda como la unica oposicion creible.
Este artículo argumenta que el triunfo de la izquierda uruguaya en las elecciones de 2004 se debe a que el Encuentro Progresista-Frente Amplio gana votos por ser la única oposición creíble en el sistema de partidos uruguayo. Luego de varios gobiernos en manos del Partido Colorado y Partido Nacional,...

Preparing for 2006: a constitutional argument for closing the 527 soft money loophole.
INTRODUCTION I. OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW A. Current Federal Campaign Finance Law B. First Attempt to Limit Contributions to Certain Independent Groups C. The Political Party Soft Money Loophole D. Closing the Political Party Soft Money Loophole II. HISTORY OF 527 POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS A. Section 527 of...

In defense of attack ads.
When he was editor in chief of Campaigns and Elections, David Mark watched vicious attack ads take down many aspiring pols. But instead of bemoaning the low blows struck in the name of electoral politics, from Swift-boat slanders to friend-of-terrorist smears, Mark is convinced that negativity is a distinctly...

Lukes says debt is personal; Mayor funded her campaigns.
Byline: Shaun Sutner WORCESTER - Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes yesterday clarified the circumstances related to her accumulating about $72,000 in campaign liabilities since she first ran for the School Committee in 1980. All of the money comes from personal loans she made to her campaign...

Green, Handy campaigns clash over fliers.
Byline: Christian Wihtol and Matt Cooper The Register-Guard Money - who's contributing it and in what amounts - is the latest battlefront in the Nov. 4 contest between Lane County Commissioner Bobby Green and challenger Rob Handy. Green, in a flier to voters, has asserted...

Doc's team mixes inflation antidote.
Byline: MK Venu & G Ganapathy Subramaniam NEW DELHI: After Customs duty cuts and tightening of money supply, the UPA government is planning a series of steps to mount an assault on inflation. While the finance ministry and the department of industrial policy & promotion...

Religious Right more powerful in state GOP affiliates, study says. (People & Events).
A new survey of Republican Party state affiliates shows that the Religious Right is an increasingly powerful force at the grassroots level. The study appears in the February edition of Campaigns & Elections magazine. It was conducted by Kimberly H. Conger, a graduate teaching assistant at the...

The mechanics of state legislative campaigns.
0495091405 The mechanics of state legislative campaigns. Klemanski, David A. Dulio. Wadsworth Publishing Co. 2006 168 pages $24.95 Paperback JK1991 Just in time for the upcoming election season, Klemanski and Dulio...