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Attenuated Democracy: A Critical Introduction to U.S. Government and Politics
Attenuated Democracy: A Critical Introduction to U.S. Government and Politics

Dear Students, I hope you enjoy this free textbook on the U. S. political system. Use it well. Why is this textbook free? Textbook prices are too high. The barriers to higher education are many—cost being a major one—and this is my own small a [...]

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DOI: https://slcc.pressbooks.pub/attenuateddemocracy/
Type: Textbooks
Roll-Call Vote Selection: Implications for the Study of Legislative Politics
Roll-Call Vote Selection: Implications for the Study of Legislative Politics

Abstract: Roll-call votes provide scholars with the opportunity to measure many quantities of interest. However, the usefulness of the roll-call sample depends on the population it is intended to represent. After laying out why understanding t [...]

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055420000192
Type: Journal Articles
Who Leads? Who Follows? Measuring Issue Attention and Agenda Setting by Legislators and the Mass Public Using Social Media Data
Who Leads? Who Follows? Measuring Issue Attention and Agenda Setting by Legislators and the Mass Public Using Social Media Data

Abstract: Are legislators responsive to the priorities of the public? Research demonstrates a strong correspondence between the issues about which the public cares and the issues addressed by politicians, but conclusive evidence about who lead [...]

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055419000352
Type: Journal Articles
The Private Roots of American Political Development: The Immigrants’ Protective League’s “Friendly and Sympathetic Touch,” 1908–1924
The Private Roots of American Political Development: The Immigrants’ Protective League’s “Friendly and Sympathetic Touch,” 1908–1924

Abstract: This article aims to illuminate how non-state actors participate in forging public institutions and in establishing public agendas. It also sets out to identify novel mechanisms of state building. It does so by examining the historic [...]

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0898588X14000030
Type: Journal Articles
American Government 2e
American Government 2e

American Government 2e is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the single-semester American Government course. This title includes innovative features designed to enhance student learning, including Insider Perspective featu [...]

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DOI: https://openstax.org/details/books/american-government-2e
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