TABLE OF CONTENTS: A New Kind of Introduction to American Politics 1
SECTION 1. Who Governs?
Chapter 1. Robert A. Dahl, "A Critique of the Ruling Elite Model" 17
Chapter 2. Murray Edelman, "Symbolism in Politics" 24
Chapter 3. Deborah A. Stone, "Causal Stories and the Formation of Policy Agendas" 34
Chapter 4. Paul Pierson, "When Effect Becomes Cause: Policy Feedback and Political Change" 51
SECTION 2. Constitutionalism and the Separation of Powers
Chapter 5. Michael J. Klarman, "What's So Great About Constitutionalism?" 81
Chapter 6. Rick Valelly, "An Overlooked Theory on Presidential Politics" 124
Chapter 7. Michael Nelson, "The Curse of the Vice-Presidency" 129
Chapter 8. David R. Mayhew, "Legislation" 136
Chapter 9. Paul Burstein, "Is Congress Really for Sale?" 164
Chapter 10. Howard Gillman, "Judicial Independence Through the Lens of Bush v. Gore: Four Lessons from Political Science" 172
Chapter 11. Gerald N. Rosenberg, "Judicial Independence and the Reality of Political Power" 186
Chapter 12. Martha Derthick, "The Enduring Features of American Federalism" 206
Chapter 13. Jack L. Walker, "The Diffusion of Innovations among the American States" 212
SECTION 3. Governance and Public Policy
Chapter 14. Joseph Stiglitz, "Central Banking in a Democratic Society" 243
Chapter 15. R. Kent Weaver, "The Politics of Blame Avoidance" 268
Chapter 16. Jacob S. Hacker, "Privatizing Risk without Privatizing the Welfare State: The Hidden Politics of Social Policy Retrenchment in the United States" 291
SECTION 4. Pub lic Op inion and Its Roles
Chapter 17. Paul Burstein, "The Impact of Public Opinion on Public Policy: A Review and an Agenda" 325
Chapter 18. Sidney Verba, "The Citizen as Respondent: Sample Surveys and American Democracy" 346
Chapter 19. Donald R. Kinder and Don Herzog, "Democratic Discussion" 358
Chapter 20. John R. Zaller, "Monica Lewinsky's Contribution to Political Science" 380
SECTION 5. Forming Group s
Chapter 21. John Mark Hansen, "The Political Economy of Group Membership" 395
SECTION 6. Elections
Chapter 22. Larry M. Bartels, "Electoral Continuity and Change, 1868-1996" 421
Chapter 23. Michael P. McDonald, "The Turnout Rate Among Eligible Voters in the States, 1980-2000" 447
Chapter 24. Barbara Norrander, "The Evolution of the Gender Gap" 460
Chapter 25. Matthew Soberg Shugart, "The American Process of Selecting a President: A Comparative Perspective" 468
Chapter 26. Kay Lehman Schlozman and Sidney Verba, "Sending Them a Message--Getting a Reply: Presidential Elections and Democratic Accountability" 492
SECTION 7. Political Parties and the Party System
Chapter 27. Rick Valelly, "Who Needs Political Parties?" 513
Chapter 28. Danny Hayes and Seth C. McKee, "Toward a One-Party South?" 519
Chapter 29. Nathaniel Persily and Bruce E. Cain, "The Legal Status of Political Parties: A Reassessment of Competing Paradigms" 542
SECTION 8. Challenges to American Democracy
Chapter 30. Larry M. Bartels, "The Partisan Political Economy" 577
Chapter 31. Marta Tienda, "Demography and the Social Contract" 607
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