Politics of the United States

About: Politics of the United States is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 4400 publications have been published within this topic receiving 125070 citations. The topic is also known as: US politics & United States politics.

Agendas and instability in American politics

Abstract: When "Agendas and Instability in American Politics" appeared fifteen years ago, offering a profoundly original account of how policy issues rise and fall on the national agenda, the "Journal of Politics" predicted that it would 'become a landmark study of public policy making and American politics'. That prediction proved true, and in this long-awaited second edition, Frank R. Baumgartner and Bryan D. Jones refine their influential argument and expand it to illuminate the workings of democracies beyond the United States. The authors retain all the substance of their contention that short-term, single-issue analysis cast public policy too narrowly as the result of cozy and dependable arrangements among politicians, interest groups, and the media. Baumgartner and Jones provide a different interpretation by taking the long view of several issues - including nuclear energy, urban affairs, smoking, and auto safety - to demonstrate that bursts of rapid, unpredictable policy change punctuate the patterns of stability more frequently associated with government. Featuring a new introduction and two additional chapters, this updated edition ensures that their findings will remain a touchstone of policy studies for many years to come.

Mobilization, participation, and democracy in America

Abstract: Foreword by Keith Reeves of Swarthmore College 1 Introduction: The Puzzle of Participation in American Politics 2 The Political Logic of Political Participation 3 Citizen Participation in American Politics, 1952-1990 4 Citizen Participation in Governmental Politics 5 Citizen Participation in Electoral Politics 6 Mobilization and Participation in Electoral Politics 7 Solving the Puzzle 8 Conclusion: Mobilization and Political Equality Appendix A Participation in Governmental Politics: Data Sources Appendix B Participation in Electoral Politics: Data Sources Appendix C Participation in Governmental Politics: Tables Appendix D Participation in Electoral Politics: Tables Appendix E Mobilization and Participation in Electoral Politics: Tables

Southern Politics in State and Nation

Abstract: More than thirty years after its original publication, V. O. Key's classic remains the most influential book on its subject. Its author, one of the nation's most astute observers, drew on more than five hundred interviews with Southerners to illuminate the political process in the South and in the nation.Key's book explains party alignments within states, internal factional competition, and the influence of the South upon Washington. It also probes the nature of the electorate, voting restrictions, and political operating procedures. This reprint of the original edition includes a new introduction by Alexander Heard and a profile of the author by William C. Havard. "A monumental accomplishment in the field of political investigation." Hodding Carter, New York Times "The raw truth of southern political behavior." C. Vann Woodward, Yale Review "[This book] should be on the 'must' list of any student of American politics." Ralph J. Bunche V.O. Key (1908-1963) taught political science at the University of California, Los Angeles, and at Johns Hopkins, Yale, and Harvard universities. He was president of the American Political Science Association and author of numerous books, including American State Politics: An Introduction (1956); Public Opinion and American Democracy (1961); and The Responsible Electorate (1966)."

Equity : theory and research

Abstract: Chapter 1 Thinking About American Politics Chapter 2 Political Culture Chapter 3 The Constitution Chapter 4 Federalism Chapter 5 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Chapter 6 Public Opinion and the Media Chapter 7 Political Participation, Voting, and Elections Chapter 8 Political Parties Chapter 9 Interest Groups Chapter 10 Congress Chapter 11 The Presidency Chapter 12 The Federal Court System Chapter 13 The Bureaucracy Chapter 14 Domestic and Foreign Policy

Legislative Leviathan: Party Government in the House

Abstract: This book provides an incisive new look at the inner workings of the House of Representatives in the post-World War II era. Reevaluating the role of parties and committees, Gary Cox and Mathew McCubbins view parties in the House - especially majority parties - as a species of 'legislative cartel.' These cartels usurp the power, theoretically resident in the House, to make rules governing the structure and process of legislation. Possession of this rule-making power leads to two main consequences. First, the legislative process in general, and the committee system in particular, is stacked in favor of majority party interests. Second, because the majority party has all the structural advantages, the key players in most legislative deals are members of that party and the majority party's central agreements are facilitated by cartel rules and policed by the cartel's leadership. Debunking prevailing arguments about the weakening of congressional parties, Cox and McCubbins powerfully illuminate the ways in which parties exercise considerable discretion in organizing the House to carry out its work. This work will have an important impact on the study of American politics, and will greatly interest students of Congress, the presidency, and the political party system.