Vital Statistics on American Politics 1997-1998

, by Stanley, Harold W.; Niemi, Richard G.

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ISBN: 9781568023748 | 156802374X
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 1/1/1998

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Supplemental Materials

Tables and Figures

vii

(10)

Acknowledgments

xvii

Introduction

(9)

1 Elections and Political Parties

(67)

Turnout

Political Parties

Election Results (president, Congress, and state)

Minority Elected Officials

Presidential Nominations

Districting

Voting Rights

Term Limits

2 Campaign Finance and Political Action Committees (PACs)

(27)

Contribution Limits

Presidential and Congressional Campaign Financing

Party Expenditures

Political Action Committees (PACs)

3 Public Opinion and Voting

104

(55)

Partisanship

Ideology

Voting by Groups

Presidential and Congressional Approval

Confidence in Government and the Economy

Most Important Problem

Parties' Handling of Peace and Prosperity

Specific Issues

4 Media

159

(32)

National Reach

Presence in Washington

Public Use

Coverage and Viewership of Presidential Campaigns, Conventions, and Debates

Newspaper Endorsements

5 Congress

191

(44)

Apportionment

Membership Characteristics

Staff

Committees

Bills and Laws

Voting Patterns

Current Members

6 Presidency and Executive Branch

235

(24)

Presidents

Ratings

Backgrounds

Cabinet and Staff

Congressional Relations

Civil Service Employment

Regulations

7 The Judiciary

259

(25)

Federal and State Court Structures

Supreme Court Justices

Ratings

Supreme Court Caseloads

Federal Court Judges

Federal Court Caseloads

Laws Overturned

8 Federalism

284

(39)

Historical Data

State Constitutional Provisions

States and the Federal Constitution

State and Local Governments and Employees

Taxes

Spending

Intergovernmental Revenue Flows

9 Foreign and Military Policy

323

(26)

Diplomacy

Treaties and Agreements

Military Engagements

Military Personnel

Expenditures

Military Sales and Assistance

Foreign Aid

Investment and Trade

Immigration

10 Social Policy

349

(33)

Population

Medicare and Social Security

Income Levels

Public Aid

Social Welfare Expenditures

Integration in Schooling and Employment

Abortion

Crime and Punishment

11 Economic Policy

382

(22)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Federal Budget

National Debt

Tax Breaks

Labor Unions

Unemployment

Appendix

404

(3)

Guide to References for Political Statistics

407

(22)

Index

429

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