Citizen Power: A People's PlatformHolt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972 - 284 pages |
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Page 17
... major parties to discontent within the electorate . And , like most other third parties , it saw its most popular issues preempted by the major parties . This took place to such an extent that the party lost its major attraction for ...
... major parties to discontent within the electorate . And , like most other third parties , it saw its most popular issues preempted by the major parties . This took place to such an extent that the party lost its major attraction for ...
Page 31
... major party allotment which corresponds to the ratio of their own popular vote to the average of the popular votes of the major parties . For example , if one major party received 30 percent of the vote , the other major party 50 per ...
... major party allotment which corresponds to the ratio of their own popular vote to the average of the popular votes of the major parties . For example , if one major party received 30 percent of the vote , the other major party 50 per ...
Page 32
... major parties will only perpetuate their un- responsiveness to the needs of the people . The decision as to the point at which the public interest ceases best to be served by expending federal funds in support of a candidate must be ...
... major parties will only perpetuate their un- responsiveness to the needs of the people . The decision as to the point at which the public interest ceases best to be served by expending federal funds in support of a candidate must be ...
Contents
Who Stole the American Dream? | 10 |
Revitalizing the Governmental Process | 24 |
Toward a New Internationalism | 48 |
Copyright | |
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