Popular Efficacy in the Democratic Era: A Reexamination of Electoral Accountability in the United States, 1828-2000

CONTENTS\nPREFACE\nACKNOWLEDGMENTS\nCHAPTER ONE. Democracy, Popular Efficacy, and the Electoral Arena\nCHAPTER TWO. Democratic Citizenship, Democratic Citizens, and Mass-Elite Linkages\nCHAPTER THREE. Exogenous Events, Evaluations of Stewardship, and Citizens’ Normal Voting Behavior\nCHAPTER FOUR. Endogenous Influences and the Evaluative Capacities of Democratic Citizens\nCHAPTER FIVE. Conceptual and Methodological Foundations for a Reexamination of Popular Efficacy\nCHAPTER SIX. The Roots of Partisanship: Party Elites, Exogenous Groups, and Electoral Bases\nCHAPTER SEVEN. Partisan Realignments and Electoral Independence: The Incidence, Distribution, and Magnitude of Enduring Electoral Change\nCHAPTER EIGHT. Electoral Perturbations and Electoral Independence: Stewardship, Partisanship, and Accountability\nCHAPTER NINE. The Electoral Impact of Departures from Normal Voting Patterns: Electoral Jolts and the Aspirations of Political Elites\nCHAPTER TEN. Popular Efficacy in the Democratic Era\nINDEX