Popular Efficacy in the Democratic Era : a Reexamination of Electoral Accountability in the United States, 1828-2000.
Social scientists have long criticized American voters for being ""unsophisticated"" in the way they acquire and use political information. The low level of political sophistication leaves them vulnerable to manipulation by political ""elites, "" whose sway ov...
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Table of Contents:
- ""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""CHAPTER ONE: Democracy, Popular Efficacy, and the Electoral Arena""; ""CHAPTER TWO: Democratic Citizenship, Democratic Citizens, and Mass-Elite Linkages""; ""CHAPTER THREE: Exogenous Events, Evaluations of Stewardship, and Citizens� Normal Voting Behavior""; ""CHAPTER FOUR: Endogenous Influences and the Evaluative Capacities of Democratic Citizens""; ""CHAPTER FIVE: Conceptual and Methodological Foundations for a Reexamination of Popular Efficacy""
- ""CHAPTER SIX: The Roots of Partisanship: Party Elites, Exogenous Groups, and Electoral Bases""""CHAPTER SEVEN: Partisan Realignments and Electoral Independence: The Incidence, Distribution, and Magnitude of Enduring Electoral Change""; ""CHAPTER EIGHT: Electoral Perturbations and Electoral Independence: Stewardship, Partisanship, and Accountability""; ""CHAPTER NINE: The Electoral Impact of Departures from Normal Voting Patterns: Electoral Jolts and the Aspirations of Political Elites""; ""CHAPTER TEN: Popular Efficacy in the Democratic Era""; ""Index ""