Public opinion in state politics / edited by Jeffrey E. Cohen.

Other author Cohen, Jeffrey E.
Format Book
Publication InfoStanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2006.
Descriptionxviii, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
State governments--United States. --Public opinion.
Public opinion--United States.

Contents Introduction: studying public opinion in the American states / Jeffrey E. Cohen -- Does familiarity breed contempt? examining the correlates of state-level confidence in the federal government / Paul Brace and Martin Johnson -- State residency, state laws, and public opinion / Barbara Norrander and Clyde Wilcox -- Mexican-American and Cuban-American public opinion: differences at the state level? / David L. Leal -- Public opinion in the states: determinants of legislative job performance / by John A. Hamman -- The state economy, the national economy, and gubernatorial popularity / Jeffrey E. Cohen and James D. King -- Ideological cleavage, political competition, and policy making in the American states / Charles J. Barrilleaux -- The civil state: trust, polarization, and the quality of state government / Eric M. Uslaner -- Public opinion and policy making in the culture wars: is there a connection between opinion and state policy on gay and lesbian issues? / Donald P. Haider-Markel and Matthew S. Kaufman -- Citizen influences on state policy priorities: the interplay of public opinion and interest groups / Saundra K. Schneider and William G. Jacoby -- State-level opinions from national surveys: poststratification using multilevel logistic regression / David K. Park, Andrew Gelman, and Joseph Bafumi -- Public opinion in the states: a quarter century of change and stability / Robert S. Erikson, Gerald C. Wright, and John P. McIver -- Conclusions: where we have been, where should we go / Jeffrey E. Cohen.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006009397
ISBN0804753008 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780804753005