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William H. Flanigan is professor of political science at the University of Minnesota Nancy H. Zingale is professor of political science at the University of St. Thomas.

Tables and Figures

xi

Acknowledgments

xv

Introduction

1

(6)

Political Culture and American Democracy

7

(24)

Fair, Free, and Competitive Elections

8

(4)

Political Culture

12

(1)

Democratic Beliefs and Values

13

(4)

System Support

17

(3)

Citizen Roles and Political Participation

20

(2)

Childhood Socialization

22

(3)

Maintaining a Democracy

25

(6)

Suffrage and Turnout

31

(26)

Extensions of Suffrage

31

(3)

Restrictions on Suffrage

34

(2)

Turnout in American Elections Historically

36

(4)

High-and Low-Stimulus Elections

40

(2)

Voters and Nonvoters

42

(6)

Registration as a Barrier to Voting

48

(2)

Recent Changes in Turnout

50

(7)

Partisanship

57

(20)

Party Loyalty

57

(2)

Party Identification

59

(4)

Types of Electoral Change

63

(2)

Party Systems and Realignments

65

(8)

Has There Been a Realignment?

73

(1)

The Future of the Two-Party System

73

(4)

Partisans and Partisan Change

77

(22)

Voting Behavior

77

(6)

Are Independents Apolitical?

83

(5)

Partisan Change

88

(11)

Social Characteristics of Partisans and Independents

99

(18)

The Social Composition of Partisan Groups

102

(2)

Social Group Analysis

104

(8)

Social Cross-Pressures

112

(5)

Public Opinion and Ideology

117

(32)

The Measurement of Public Opinion

119

(1)

Domestic Economic Issues

120

(4)

Racial Issues

124

(5)

Social Issues

129

(4)

Foreign Affairs

133

(3)

Issues and Partisanship

136

(1)

Political Ideology

137

(7)

Public Opinion and Political Leadership

144

(5)

Political Communication and the Mass Media

149

(30)

Functions of Opinions for Individuals

150

(1)

Opinion Consistency and Dissonance

151

(1)

Political Communication and Attitude Change

152

(3)

Attention to the Media

155

(4)

The Media and Presidential Approval Ratings

159

(3)

Campaigns

162

(9)

Presidential Primary Campaigns

171

(3)

Campaign Strategy

174

(5)

Vote Choice and Electoral Decisions

179

(26)

Candidate Image

180

(4)

Party Image

184

(2)

Issue Impact

186

(5)

Determinants of Vote Choice

191

(4)

The Popular Vote and the Electoral College

195

(3)

Vote Choice in Other Types of Elections

198

(2)

The Meaning of an Election

200

(5)

Survey Research Methods

205

(10)

Sampling

206

(2)

Questionnaire Constructing

208

(1)

Interviewing

209

(1)

Coding

210

(1)

Validity of Survey Questions

210

(2)

Validity versus Continuity

212

(3)

Index

215

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