Dynamic Democracy : Public Opinion, Elections, and Policymaking in the American States /

A new perspective on policy responsiveness in American government. Scholars of American politics have long been skeptical of ordinary citizens' capacity to influence, let alone control, their governments. Drawing on over eight decades of state-level evidence on public opinion, elections, and po...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Caughey, Devin (Autor), Warshaw, Christopher (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2022]
Colección:Chicago Studies in American Politics
Temas:
Political activists > United States.
Political participation > United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Measurement: Public Opinion and State Policy
  • 3 Preferences: Partisanship and Ideology in State Publics
  • 4 Policies: The Outputs of State Government
  • 5 Parties: The Policy Effects of Party Control
  • 6 Elections: Selection, Incentives, and Feedback
  • 7 Responsiveness: The Public's Influence on State Policies
  • 8 Proximity: The Match between Preferences and Policies
  • 9 Deficits: Gaps in American Democracy
  • 10 Reforms: Improving American Democracy
  • 11 Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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