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Presidential Power
Richard Neustadt's seminal work Presidential Power: The Politics of Leadership has endured for nearly four decades as the core of academic study of the American presidency. Now, …
Political Parties and the Maintenance of Liberal Democracy
Surveying American politics from Eisenhower to Clinton, this text analyzes the role of the election campaign - its promises and processes - on the development of consistent, clear …
Muffled Echoes
Ten years ago the Iran-Contra affair swept the headlines as the nation watched an indignant Lt. Col. Oliver North testify before a congressional committee. Although polls showed …
How the News Media Fail American Voters
It is often noted that the public is frustrated with the news media. But what do American voters really think about how the media present political information? While studies have …
Gays and Lesbians in the Democratic Process
From "Don't ask, don't tell" to the Defense of Marriage Act, from the Employment Non-Discrimination Act to the continued battle against AIDS, gays and lesbians have been in the …
Gay Politics, Urban Politics
Since the late 1960s, the burgeoning gay rights movement has begun to have a profound effect on the politics of many American cities. This book presents a comprehensive exploration …
From Tea Leaves to Opinion Polls
The first in-depth analysis of the link between politicians' behavior and opinion polls. Exploring political action within a broad historical context, the book develops a theory to …
Economics, Bureaucracy, and Race
In this hard-hitting analysis of the war on poverty, Judith Russell charges that since FDR's New Deal, the U.S. government has introduced many public policies attempting to address …
Counting the Public In
Does the public alter American foreign policy choices, or does the government change public opinion to supports its policies? In this detailed study, Douglas Foyle demonstrates …
Championing Child Care
Why has child care legislation developed along its present course? How did the political players influence lawmakers? What do the politics of child care legislation over the past …
Campaigns and the Court
Over two centuries of American history the Supreme Court has often become a significant issue in presidential elections, with voters acutely aware that the dominance of one party …