The irony of democracy: An uncommon introduction to American politics
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Belmont, Calif.
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1981
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| Beschreibung: | XIX, 537 S. Ill. |
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| adam_text | Contents To the Student xii To the Instructor XV Acknowledgments xviii 1 The Irony of Democracy_________________________շ Meaning of Elitism Meaning of Democracy Meaning of Pluralism Threats to Democracy Case Study: Watergate—Elite Fears versus Democratic Values Notes Selected Readings 5 9 12 16 22 24 25 2 The Founding Fathers: The Nation’s First Elite____ 28 Elites and Masses in the New American Nation Elite Dissatisfaction with the Confederation: The Stimulus to Reform Formation of a National Elite Elite Consensus in 1787 30 31 s6 41
vi Contents An Elite in Operation: Conciliation and Compromise The Constitution as an Elitist Document Ratification: An Exercise in Elite Political Skills Summary Notes Selected Readings 44 49 59 63 64 65 3 The Evolution of American Elites__________________ 68 Hamilton and the Nation’s First Public Policies Rise of the Jeffersonians Republicans in Power: The Stability of Public Policy Rise of Western Elites Elite Cleavage: The Civil War Rise of the New Industrial Elite Political Dominance of the Industrial Elite Liberal Establishment: Reform as Elite Self-Interest Summary Notes Selected Readings 71 73 75 77 81 87 94 97 103 105 106 4 Men at the Top: Positions of Power in America___ ios Non-Decisions Governing Elites Corporate Elites Wealth in America Managerial Elites Military-Industrial Complex Elite Recruitment: Getting to the Top Elite Consensus: The Liberal Establishment Limits of Consensus among Elites Case Study: Elite Competition—Sunbelt “Cowboys” and Established “Yankees” Summary Notes Selected Readings 110 111 116 122 123 127 129 13 3 136 137 140 142 143
Contents vii 5 Elites and Masses: The Shaky Foundations of Democracy_________________________________________ 146 Antidemocratic Attitudes among the Masses Social Class and Democratic Attitudes Are the Masses Becoming More Tolerant? How Does Democracy Survive? Conditions for Mass Activism Counterelites: The Demagogue as Voice of the People Case Study: Howard Jarvis and the Taxpayers’ Revolt Summary Notes Selected Readings 147 149 153 157 157 159 160 164 165 166 6 Elite-Mass Communication: Television, the Press, and the Pollsters__________________________________ 170 The Newsmakers Agenda Setting and the Mass Media Establishment Bias in Television News Television’s Entertainment Bias Selective Perception: Obstacle to Mass Indoctrination Elites and Public Opinion Summary Notes Selected Readings 171 17 3 174 176 177 178 18 3 184 185 7 Elections: Imperfect Instruments of Accountability _ 188 Elections: Evidence against the Myth Ignorance of the Electorate Contradictions and Inconsistencies in Voter Opinion Instability of Mass Attitudes Election Choices in Relation to Issues Are Voters Becoming More Rational? Case Study: 1972—An Ideological Election? Case Study: 1976—A Return to “Normalcy” Elections as Symbolic Reassurance 1980—Time for a “Change” 189 191 193 196 199 200 204 206 207 209
viii Contents Electoral Participation and Nonparticipation Alienation from the System Violence as Political Participation Summary Notes Selected Readings 8 213 216 220 221 223 225 American Political Parties: A System in Decay______ 228 The Two Parties: Nuances within Consensus Mass Perceptions of the Parties Political Parties as Organizations Presidential Primaries and the Deterioration of Political Parties Rise of the Independent Voter Political Campaigns and Party Voting Summary Notes Selected Readings 229 234 235 237 243 245 248 250 251 9 The Organized Interests: Defenders of the Status Quo_____________________________________________252 Premises of Interest-Group Theory How Widespread Is Interest-Group Affiliation? How Well Do Groups Transmit Members’ Demands? New Single-Interest-Group Politics Lobbying: Group Access to Government Case Study: The Oil Industry and the Energy Crisis PACs: New Political Parties? Conservative Influence of Organizations Summary Notes Selected Readings 253 255 260 261 266 2 70 274 276 278 279 280 10 The Presidency in Crisis______________________________ 282 The President as Symbolic Leader The President’s Formal Powers 284 287
Contents Presidential Powers of Persuasion Issues in Presidential Power: The War-Making Controversy Watergate and the Resignation of a President Jimmy Carter: A New Smile on the Face of the Establishment Ronald Reagan: The Establishment Seeks Stability Other Executive Elites Summary Notes Selected Readings ix 287 294 299 305 313 314 317 318 319 11 The Bureaucratic Elite and Public Policy____________ 322 Bureaucratic Power Organization of the Washington Bureaucracy Bureaucratic Politics and the Presidency Inside Washington: The Ruling Triumvirate Controlling the Bureaucracy: Congress and Courts The Bureaucratic Elite The Regulatory Quagmire Case Study: The Environmental Protection Agency Case Study: Affirmative Action The Failure of Public Policy Summary Notes Selected Readings 324 327 329 333 335 337 338 344 347 350 352 354 355 12 Congress: The Legislative Elite_______________________ 356 Social Backgrounds of Congress: The Class Bias Case Study: Women in Congress Elite-Mass Interaction: Legislators and the Folks Back Home Congress and the President: An Unstable Balance of Power Elaborate Procedures of Legislative Elites Elites within Elites: The Congressional Establishment Conflict and Consensus: Voting in Congress Summary Notes Selected Readings 357 360 360 367 3 71 384 390 394 395 397
x Contents 13 Courts: Elites in Black Robes_________________________ 398 Judicial Review as an Elitist Principle Do the Courts Rule the Nation? The Making of a Judge Special Style of Judicial Policy Making Structure of the Federal Court System Jurisdiction of the Federal Court System Activism versus Self-Restraint in Judicial Policy Making Supreme Court in Elitist Perspective Case Study: Deciding about Life or Death Summary Notes Selected Readings 400 401 404 408 410 413 414 417 421 42 5 426 428 14 American Federalism: Elites in States and Communities______________________________________ 430 Federalism: The Division of Power between Nation and States Growth of Power in Washington Money and Power and Federal Guidelines Elite Structures in the States Single Elites in American Communities Plural Elites in American Communities Summary Notes Selected Readings 432 434 436 441 444 447 450 452 453 15 Protest Movements: Challenge to Dominant Elites __ 454 Historical Background of Black Subjugation Twentieth-Century Responses Continuing Inequalities between Blacksand Whites Violence, Hope, and Trust The Feminist Movements Summary Notes Selected Readings 457 460 467 472 474 487 489 491
Contents xi Epilogue: Dilemmas of Politics_______________________ 494 Inevitability of Elites Frustrations of Politics Dilemma of American Politics Democracy and Technocracy in the Age of Scarcity What Is to Be Done? Notes 497 499 500 502 504 506 The Constitution of the United States_______________ 508 Index__________________________________________________ 527
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