Vital Statistics on American Politics, 2003-2004

by Stanley, Harold W.

• ISBN13: 9781568028477
• ISBN10: 1568028474
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Cq Pr

Table of Contents

Tables and Figures	vii
Acknowledgments	xvii
Introduction	1	(9)
Elections and Political Parties	10	(75)
Turnout
Political Parties
Election Results (president, Congress, and state)
Minority Elected Officials
Presidential Nominations
Districting
Voting Rights
Term Limits
Voting Equipment
Campaign Finance and Political Action Committees	85	(27)
Contribution Limits
Presidential and Congressional Campaign Financing
Party Expenditures
Political Action Committees (PACs)
Public Opinion and Voting	112	(58)
Partisanship
Ideology
Voting by Groups
Presidential and Congressional Approval
Confidence in Government and the Economy
Most Important Problem
Parties' Handling of Peace and Prosperity
Specific Issues
The Media	170	(31)
National Reach
Presence in Washington
Public Use
Coverage and Viewership of Presidential Campaigns, Conventions, and Debates
Newspaper Endorsements
Congress	201	(42)
Apportionment
Membership Characteristics
Staff
Committees
Bills and Laws
Voting Patterns
Current Members
The Presidency and Executive Branch	243	(24)
Presidents
Ratings
Backgrounds
Cabinet and Staff
Congressional Relations
Civil Service Employment
Regulations
The Judiciary	267	(27)
Federal and State Court Structures
Supreme Court Justices
Ratings
Supreme Court Caseloads
Federal Court Judges
Federal Court Caseloads
Laws Overturned
Federalism	294	(40)
Historical Data
State Constitutional Provisions
States and the Federal Constitution
State and Local Governments and Employees
Revenues and Spending
Personal Income
Intergovernmental Revenue Flows
State Government Performance
Foreign and Military Policy	334	(21)
Diplomacy
Treaties and Agreements
Military Engagements
Military Personnel
Expenditures
Military Sales and Assistance
Foreign Aid
Investment and Trade
Immigration
Social Policy	355	(33)
Population
Medicare and Social Security
Income Levels
Public Aid
Social Welfare Expenditures
Integration in Schooling and Employment
Abortion
Crime and Punishment
Economic Policy	388	(22)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Federal Budget
National Debt
Tax Breaks
Labor Unions
Unemployment
Appendix: Definitions of Regions	410	(3)
Guide to References for Political Statistics	413	(22)
Index	435