Name: Political Behavior of the American Electorate By Elizabeth A. Theiss-Morse
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Political Behavior of the American Electorate by Elizabeth A. Theiss-Morse

Political Behavior of the American Electorate, Fourteenth Edition, attempts to answer this question by interpreting data from the most recent American National Election Study to provide a thorough analysis of the 2016 elections and the current American political behavior.

About Elizabeth A. Theiss-Morse

Elizabeth Theiss-Morse is the Willa Cather Professor of Political Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is the author of several award-winning books including Who Counts as an American?, Stealth Democracy, Congress as Public Enemy, and With Malice Toward Some. Michael W. Wagner is assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. There, he is also the Louis A. Maier Faculty Development Fellow and holds an affiliated position in the Department of Political Science. He has won awards for his teaching and scholarship in the area of political communication in American politics. William H. Flanigan is professor emeritus of political science at the University of Minnesota. He is the coeditor (With Joel H. Silbey and Allan G. Bogue) of The History of American Electoral Behavior. With Jerome M. Clubb and Nancy H. Zingale, he coauthored Partisan Realignment: Voters, Parties and Government in American History and coedited Analyzing Electoral History: A Guide to the Study of American Voter Behavior. Nancy H. Zingale is professor emerita of political science at the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota). With Jerome M. Clubb and William H. Flanigan, she coauthored Partisan Realignment: Voters, Parties and Government in American History and coedited Analyzing Electoral History: A Guide to the Study of American Voter Behavior.

Tables and Figures Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Democratic Beliefs and American Democracy Trust in Government Attitudes toward Democracy What Leads to Democratic Beliefs and Values? Maintaining a Democracy Notes Suggested Readings Internet Resources Chapter 2. Electoral Context and Strategy The Fundamentals The Rules of the Game Strategy The Unexpected Understanding Fundamentals and Winning Elections Notes Suggested Readings Chapter 3. Turnout and Participation in Elections Turnout in American Elections Voters and Nonvoters Institutional Impediments to Turnout Psychological Motivation, Genetics, and Turnout Campaign Activity and Mobilization in American Elections Participation in Campaigns Notes Suggested Readings Internet Resources Chapter 4. Partisanship and Party Change Party Loyalty Party Identification Voting Behavior Are Independents Apolitical? Partisans and Electoral Change Party Systems and Realignments Are Conditions Right for a Realignment? Partisan Change Affective Partisanship The Future of Parties and Partisanship Notes Suggested Readings Chapter 5. Group Characteristics and Social Networks Primary Groups and Social Networks Group Identity and Partisanship Social Cross-Pressures Notes Suggested Readings Internet Resources Chapter 6. Public Opinion and Ideology The Measurement of Public Opinion Domestic Economic Issues Racial Issues Social Issues Homeland Security and Terrorism International Affairs Nationalism and the 2016 Election Issues and Partisanship Political Ideology Public Opinion and Political Leadership Notes Suggested Readings Internet Resources Chapter 7. Political Communication and the Mass Media Functions of the News Media Types of Media and Their Users Media Bias and Audience Bias Media Coverage and the Public Agenda Political Communication and Polarization Social Media and Contemporary Politics Political Communication and Attitude Change Campaigns and Political Communication Presidential Primary Campaigns Conclusion Notes Suggested Readings Internet Resources Chapter 8. Vote Choice and Electoral Decisions Social Characteristics and Presidential Vote Choice Partisanship and Ideology Short-Term Forces Determinants of Vote Choice The Popular Vote and the Electoral College Vote Choice in Other Types of Elections The Meaning of an Election Notes Suggested Readings Internet Resources Appendix: Survey Research Methods Survey Data Collection Validity of Survey Questions Validity versus Continuity Notes Suggested Readings Internet Resources Index

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Political Behavior of the American Electorate by Elizabeth A. Theiss-Morse

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Elizabeth A. Theiss-Morse

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20180618

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