"One of the most elegant pieces of political analysis I have seen in years. It challenges a generation of research on 'levels of conceptualization' and supposed change in the nature of the electorate, and it does so clearly, thoroughly, and convincingly. . . .A truly superior work."—Gary Jacobson, University of California, San Diego "This book is technically sophisticated, clearly written, and it makes an important point. It will have a significant impact on students of public opinion and voting."—Henry Brady, University of Chicago
Dynamics of Democracy, 6e, offers a comprehensive introductory survey for students of American government.
In Ray's account, the emergent story of U.S. civil society is that of a dynamic institution, not necessarily one that is linear in its progression.
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H. R. Haldeman, President Nixon's former chief of staff, is said to have boasted: "Every president needs a son of a bitch, and I'm Nixon's. I'm his buffer and I'm...
of that information has been gathered by the authors of The American Voter (campbell et al., 1960) and by their ... The Changing American Voter (nie et al., 1976), The Unchanging American Voter (smith, 1989), and The New American Voter ...
J. MacKenzie, The Appearance of Justice 191 (1974). Even today, although a majority of States have adopted either the announce clause or its 1990 ABA successor, adoption is not unanimous. Of the 31 States that select some or all of ...
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