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| Tables and Figures | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Political Culture and American Democracy | |
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| Fair, Free, and Competitive Elections | |
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| Political Culture as a Foundation for Democracy | |
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| Maintaining a Democracy | |
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| Notes | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Internet Resources | |
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| Suffrage and Turnout | |
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| Extensions of Suffrage | |
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| Restrictions on Suffrage | |
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| Turnout in American Elections Historically | |
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| High- and Low-Stimulus Elections | |
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| Voters and Nonvoters | |
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| Registration as a Barrier to Voting | |
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| Is the Level of Turnout in the United States a Cause for Concern? | |
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| Notes | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Internet Resources | |
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| Partisanship | |
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| Party Loyalty | |
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| Party Identification | |
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| Types of Electoral Change | |
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| Party Systems and Realignments | |
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| Are Conditions Right for a Realignment? | |
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| Notes | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Internet Resources | |
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| Partisans and Partisan Change | |
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| Voting Behavior | |
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| Are Independents Apolitical? | |
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| Partisan Change | |
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| The Future of Parties and Partisanship | |
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| Notes | |
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| Social Characteristics of Partisans and Independents | |
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| The Social Composition of Partisan Groups | |
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| Social Group Analysis | |
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| Red and Blue States | |
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| Social Cross-Pressures | |
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| Notes | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Internet Resources | |
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| Public Opinion and Ideology | |
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| The Measurement of Public Opinion | |
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| Domestic Economic Issues | |
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| Racial Issues | |
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| Social Issues | |
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| Homeland Security and Terrorism | |
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| International Affairs | |
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| Issues and Partisanship | |
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| Political Ideology | |
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| Public Opinion and Political Leadership | |
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| Notes | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Internet Resources | |
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| Political Communication and the Mass Media | |
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| Functions of Opinions for Individuals | |
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| Opinion Consistency and Dissonance | |
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| Political Communication and Attitude Change | |
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| Attention to the Media | |
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| Did Iraq Have Weapons of Mass Destruction? | |
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| The Media and Presidential Approval Ratings | |
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| Campaigns | |
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| Presidential Primary Campaigns | |
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| Campaign Strategy | |
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| Notes | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Internet Resources | |
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| Vote Choice and Electoral Decisions | |
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| Social Characteristics and Presidential Vote Choice | |
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| Partisanship and Ideology | |
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| Short-Term Forces | |
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| Determinants of Vote Choice | |
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| The Popular Vote and the Electoral College | |
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| Vote Choice in Other Types of Elections | |
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| The Meaning of an Election | |
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| Notes | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Survey Research Methods | |
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| Survey Data Collection | |
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| Validity of Survey Questions | |
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| Validity versus Continuity | |
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| Notes | |
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| Internet Resources | |
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| Index | |