ABSTRACT
This text provides an analysis of the variety of consequences that elections may have for the operation of American political institutions and the formulation and administration of policy.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |62 pages
Do Elections Matter?
part 1|60 pages
How Did The 1994 Election Matter?
chapter 1.3|19 pages
The Decline and Ascent of Political Parties in Canada
The Collapse of the Conservatives and the Rise of
part 2|77 pages
Public Policy and Elections
chapter 2.4|20 pages
The Importance of Elections in a Strong Congressional Party Era
The Effect of Unified vs. Divided Government
part 3|91 pages
Ideology and Elections
chapter 3.4|27 pages
Fresh Troops and Hardened Veterans
Religious Activists and Party Realignment in the 1990s
