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The Macro Polity

By: Robert S. Erikson,Michael MacKuen,James A. Stimson

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The Macro Polity

By: Robert S. Erikson,Michael MacKuen,James A. Stimson

Borrowing from the perspective of macroeconomics, it treats electorates, politicians, and governments as unitary actors, making decisions in response to the behavior of other actors. The macro and longitudinal focus makes it possible to directly connect the behaviors of electorate and government. The surprise of macro-level analysis, emerging anew in every chapter, is that order and rationality dominate explanations.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521564859

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9780521564854

American Public Opinion

Its Origins, Content and Impact

By: Robert S Erikson,Kent L. Tedin

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American Public Opinion

Its Origins, Content and Impact

By: Robert S Erikson,Kent L. Tedin

Providing an in-depth analysis of public opinion, beginning with its origins in political socialization, the impact of the media, the extent and breadth of democratic values, and the role of public opinion in the electoral process, American Public Opinion goes beyond a simple presentation of data to include a critical analysis of the role of public opinion in American democracy.

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Routledge

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1317350383

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9781317350385

Statehouse Democracy

Public Opinion and Policy in the American States

By: Robert S. Erikson,Gerald C. Wright,John P. McIver

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Statehouse Democracy

Public Opinion and Policy in the American States

By: Robert S. Erikson,Gerald C. Wright,John P. McIver

The authors demonstrate that state policies are highly responsive to public opinion through the analysis of state policies from the 1930s to the present.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521424054

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9780521424059

The Timeline of Presidential Elections

How Campaigns Do (and Do Not) Matter

By: Robert S. Erikson,Christopher Wlezien

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The Timeline of Presidential Elections

How Campaigns Do (and Do Not) Matter

By: Robert S. Erikson,Christopher Wlezien

In presidential elections, do voters cast their ballots for the candidates whose platform and positions best match their own? Or is the race for president of the United States come down largely to who runs the most effective campaign? It’s a question those who study elections have been considering for years with no clear resolution. In The Timeline of Presidential Elections, Robert S. Erikson and Christopher Wlezien reveal for the first time how both factors come into play. Erikson and Wlezien have amassed data from close to two thousand national polls covering every presidential election from 1952 to 2008, allowing them to see how outcomes take shape over the course of an election year. Polls from the beginning of the year, they show, have virtually no predictive power. By mid-April, when the candidates have been identified and matched in pollsters’ trial heats, preferences have come into focus—and predicted the winner in eleven of the fifteen elections. But a similar process of forming favorites takes place in the last six months, during which voters’ intentions change only gradually, with particular events—including presidential debates—rarely resulting in dramatic change. Ultimately, Erikson and Wlezien show that it is through campaigns that voters are made aware of—or not made aware of—fundamental factors like candidates’ policy positions that determine which ticket will get their votes. In other words, fundamentals matter, but only because of campaigns. Timely and compelling, this book will force us to rethink our assumptions about presidential elections.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226922162

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9780226922164

The 2012 Campaign and the Timeline of Presidential Elections

By: Robert S. Erikson

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The 2012 Campaign and the Timeline of Presidential Elections

By: Robert S. Erikson

Do voters cast ballots for the candidates whose positions best match their own? Or does the race for president come down to who runs the most effective campaign? In their book, The Timeline of Presidential Elections, published in 2012, Erikson and Wlezien documented how both factors come into play. Having amassed data from national polls covering presidential elections from 1952 to 2008, they could track how outcomes take shape over the course of an election year. But they wanted to know whether Barak Obama’s historic 2012 campaign would follow the same pattern. This e-book both presents the central arguments from Timeline and updates the statistical analysis to include data from 2012. The authors also use the 2012 presidential campaign as a test of the empirical patterns they found in the previous fifteen elections. They show that Obama’s campaign conforms to their projections, and they confirm that it is through campaigns that voters are made aware of--or not made aware of--fundamental factors like candidates’ policy positions that determine which ticket will get their votes. In other words, fundamentals matter, but only because of campaigns. The 2012 Campaign and the Timeline of Presidential Elections will be useful in courses on the election process.

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022618417X

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After Obama

African American Politics in a Post-Obama Era

By: Todd Shaw,Robert A Brown,Joseph P McCormick II

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After Obama

African American Politics in a Post-Obama Era

By: Todd Shaw,Robert A Brown,Joseph P McCormick II

Examines the complicated political legacy of our first black president Written during the presidency of Donald Trump, After Obama examines the impact President Barack Obama and his administration have continued to have upon African American politics. In this comprehensive volume, Todd C. Shaw, Robert A. Brown, and Joseph P. McCormick II bring together more than a dozen scholars to explore his complex legacy, including his successes, failures, and contradictions. Contributors focus on a wide range of topics, including how President Obama affected aspects of African American politics, how his public policies influenced the quality of Black citizenship and life, and what future administrations can learn from his experiences. They also examine the present-day significance of Donald Trump in relation to African American politics. A timely and thorough work, After Obama provides the first examination of the Obama administration in its entirety, and the lasting impact it has had on African American politics.

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271

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NYU Press

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1479821977

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9781479821976

American Government

By: Robert A. Heineman,Steven A. Peterson,Thomas H. Rasmussen

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American Government

By: Robert A. Heineman,Steven A. Peterson,Thomas H. Rasmussen

Reviews the 1988 and 1992 elections, the federal budget process, judicial decisions in civil liberties and civil rights. This book also addresses the politicization of the judicial appointment process.

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0070282153

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Government in America

People, Politics, and Policy

By: George C. Edwards,Martin P. Wattenberg,Robert L. Lineberry

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Government in America

People, Politics, and Policy

By: George C. Edwards,Martin P. Wattenberg,Robert L. Lineberry

This Update includes discussions about September 11th, the war on terrorism, and the midterm elections and includes access to the new LongmanParticipate.com Version 2.0. This Update is the Brief Study Edition of Government in America with new discussions inserted into the text without changing the page numbering. It gives students the most current and accurate portrait of their government with the least amount of disruption to instructors. Since the page numbers don't change, instructors using the Brief Study Edition do not have to change their syllabi to use this Update. The currency of the book will help engage students in the text material and the discussions of September 11th will help to answer their questions about the ways in which the tragedy has impacted our lives and our system. Containing all the engaging and effective features that have made Government in America, Brief Edition Election Update such a success, the Study Edition offers a bonus: Chapter Tests at the end of the book at no extra cost to students. There are two ways instructors can use the Study Edition: 1) they can order it packaged with the Solutions Manual so students can test themselves and practice for exams, or 2) they can order it without the Solution Manual and ask students to submit the quizzes for a grade. Either way, the Edwards Study Edition provides instructors and students with an effective study system not found in other books.

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0321121775

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9780321121776

The Politics of Gun Control

By: Robert J. Spitzer

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The Politics of Gun Control

By: Robert J. Spitzer

This work offers wide-ranging coverage of the American gun culture, the history and meaning of Second Amendment, the criminological consequences of guns, the policy-making roles of Congress, the presidency, the bureaucracy, interest groups, public opinion and the political parties.

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228

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C Q Press College

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1568029055

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American Public Opinion

Its Origins, Content and Impact

By: Robert S Erikson,Kent L. Tedin

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American Public Opinion

Its Origins, Content and Impact

By: Robert S Erikson,Kent L. Tedin

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The Macro Polity

The Macro Polity

American Public Opinion

American Public Opinion

Statehouse Democracy

Statehouse Democracy

The Timeline of Presidential Elections

The Timeline of Presidential Elections

The 2012 Campaign and the Timeline of Presidential Elections

The 2012 Campaign and the Timeline of Presidential Elections

After Obama

After Obama

American Government

American Government

Government in America

Government in America

The Politics of Gun Control

The Politics of Gun Control

American Public Opinion

American Public Opinion

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