Broken Contract?: Changing Relationships Between Americans And Their Government

by Stephen C Craig

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367314705
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/28/2019
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Stephen C. Craig is director of the Florida Institute for Research on Elections and professor of political science at the University of Florida.

Table of Contents

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