
Broken Contract?
Changing Relationships Between Americans And Their Government
Stephen C. Craig(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 28. August 2019
Book
Hardback
344 pages
978-0-367-31470-5 (ISBN)
Description
In 1992, it was Bill Clinton's New Covenant. In 1994, it was the Republicans' Contract with America. In 1996, it is likely to be a whole new set of circumstances. Nonetheless, one theme will prevail: Citizens and their government distrust one another, and it will take major changes on both sides to restore confidence in the relationship.Broken Cont
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
652 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-31470-5 (9780367314705)
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Person
Stephen C. Craig is director of the Florida Institute for Research on Elections and professor of political science at the University of Florida.
Content
1 Change and the American Electorate - Part 1 Attitudes - 2 Looking at Leviathan: Dimensions of Opinion About Big Government - 3 The Angry Voter: Politics and Popular Discontent in the 1990s - 4 Economic Change and the Middle-Class Revolt Against the Democratic Party - Part 2 Involvement - 5 The Sixth American Party System: Electoral Change, 1952-1992 - 6 Public Judgment and Political Engagement in the 1992 Election - 7 Who's Talking? Who's Listening? The New Politics of Radio Talk Shows - 8 Citizens for Perot: Assessing Patterns of Alienation and Activism - Part 3 Groups - 9 The Gender Gap: A Manifestation of Women's Dissatisfaction with the American Polity? - 10 -The Religious Vote in American Politics: Value Conflict, Continuity, and Change - 11 The Social Contract in Black and White: Racial Differences in Evaluations of Government - Part 4 Linkage - 12 The Electoral Connection: Images of U.S. Senators and Representatives - 13 From Ward Heelers to Public Relations Experts: The Parties' Response to Mass Politics - 14 Who's the Boss? Direct Democracy and Popular Control of Government