Umfang:
viii, 637 Seiten :
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Illustrationen, Karten ;
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27 cm.
ISBN:
978-0-69112472-8
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978-0-69112471-1
Anmerkung:
Section 1. Who governs?. A critique of the ruling elite model / Robert A. Dahl -- Symbolism in politics / Murray Edelman -- Causal stories and the formation of policy agendas / Deborah A. Stone -- When effect becomes cause: policy feedback and political change / Paul Pierson -- Section 2. Constitutionalism and the separation of powers. What's so great about constitutionalism / Michael J. Klarman -- An overlooked theory on presidential politics / Rick Valelly -- The curse of the vice-presidency / Michael Nelson -- Legislation / David R. Mayhew -- Is Congress really for sale? / Paul Burstein -- Judicial independence through the lens of Bush v. Gore: four lessons from political science / Howard Gillman -- Judicial independence and the reality of political power / Gerald N. Rosenberg -- The enduring features of American federalism / Martha Derthick -- The diffusion of innovations among the American states / Jack L. Walker --
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Section 3. Governance and public policy. Central banking in a democratic society / Joseph Stiglitz -- The politics of blame avoidance / R. Kent Weaver -- Privatizing risk without privatizing the welfare state: the hidden politics of social retrenchment in the United States -- Section 4. Public opinion and its roles. The impact of public opinion on public policy: a review and an agenda / Paul Burstein -- The citizen as respondent: sample surveys and American democracy / Sidney Verba -- Democratic discussion / Donald R. Kinder and Don Herzog -- Monica Lewinsky's contribution to political science -- Section 5. Forming groups. The political economy of group membership / John Mark Hansen -- Section 6. Elections. Electoral continuity and change, 1868-1996 / Larry M. Bartels -- The turnout rate among eligible voters in the states, 1980-2000 / Michael P. McDonald -- The evolution of the gender gap / Barbara Norrander --
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The American process of selecting a president: a comparative perspective / Matthew Soberg Shugart -- Sending them a message, getting a reply: presidential elections and democratic accountabilility / Kay Lehman Schlozman and Sidney Verba -- Section 7. Political parties and the party system. Who needs political parties / Rick Valelly -- Toward a one-party south? / Danny Hayes and Seth C. McKee -- The legal status of political parties: a reassessment of competing paradigms / Nathaniel Persily and Bruce C. Cain -- Section 8. Challenges to American democracy. The partisan political economy / Larry M. Bartels -- Demography and the social contract / Marta Tienda
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Princeton readings in American politics Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2009 ISBN 9781400833818
Sprache:
Englisch
