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Main Author:	Eldersveld, Samuel James 1917-2010 (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston [u.a.] Bedford/St. Martin's 2000
Edition:	2. ed.
Subjects:	Politieke partijen Partei Political parties > United States USA
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Item Description:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:	XXI, 426 S. graph. Darst. 24 cm
ISBN:	031224164X 0312226888

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adam_text	Contents PREFACE Ш ABOUT THE AUTHORS xxi Parties in Society: A Theoretical Overview 1 THE PLACE OF PARTIES IN THE POLITICAL SYSTEM 1 WHAT TYPE OF GROUP IS A PARTY? 4 The First Image of Party: A Group Seeking Power by Winning Elections 5 Variations in Scholars Conceptions of a Political Party, from 1770 to Today 6 Tbe Second Image of Party: A Group Processing Interest-Group Demands 7 Tbe Third Image of Party: An Ideological Competitor 7 PARTIES IN COMPARISON WITH OTHER GROUPS 9 THE RELEVANCE OF PARTIES FOR DEMOCRACY 10 CAN ONLY DEMOCRACIES HAVE PARTY SYSTEMS? 14 THE HISTORICAL RELEVANCE OF PARTIES 15 NOTES 16 The American Party System Viewed Comparatively 18 A Comparative Perspective: An Example of a Pluralized Multiparty System 21 Party Volatility but System Equilibrium 22 Cobesiveness of tbe Opposition Vote 28 Tbe Social Group Coalitional Character of American Parties 29 Ideological Conflicts and tbe Parties 32 A MaJorityOriented Party System with Frequent Divided Control 36 Variation in Party Strength by State and Region 38 xi xii Contents TYPES OF PARTY SYSTEMS: DIMENSIONS FOR COMPARISON/PROS AND CONS 40 NOTES 41 The American Party System: Origins and Development 43 THE EARLY PARTY ERA: 1790-1800 44 Early History: Jefferson s Role as Party Founder 45 EARLY PARTY CULTURE 48 EARLY PARTY ORGANIZATION 52 MAJOR ERAS IN PARTY HISTORY 53 From 1788 to 1824 53 From 1824 to 1854 54 From 1860 to 1892 54 From 1896 to 1932 54 Since 1932 55 THREE MAJOR PATTERNS OF PARTY COMPETITION 56 DETERMINANTS OF PARTY SYSTEMS 57 Position 1: The Early Patterns of Interest-Group Conflicts 57 Position 2: Tbe Conditions under Wbicb the Suffrage Was Extended 58 Position 3: Tbe Treatment of New Claimants for Power by Established Elites 59 Position 4: Tbe Political Constitution, Particularly tbe Election System, as Determinant 60 Position 5: Tbe Responsiveness of Established Parties to Social Problems 62 Position 6: Psycbo-Cultural Socialization of Citizens to tbe System 63 CONCLUSION 64 NOTES 64 Third Parties in American Politics 66 THE HISTORY OF THIRD PARTIES 66 H. ROSS PEROT, THE MOST RECENT THIRD-PARTY PHENOMENON 69 Contents xiii THEORIES TO EXPLAIN THIRD PARTIES 71 THIRD-PARTY ATTEMPTS BY BLACKS AND OTHER GROUPS 74 Gender and Third Parties 75 CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS 76 NOTES 77 The Public s Support for the Parties 79 THE PUBUC S GENERAL BELIEF IN PARTIES IS POSITIVE 81 THE PUBUC S AFFECT TOWARD PARTIES 82 The Differential Electoral Effects of Two Presidential Scandals 84 THE STRENGTH OF THE PUBUC S IDENTIFICATION WITH PARTIES 85 VARIATIONS BY GROUPS IN POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE OVERTIME 88 THE SPECIAL CASE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN PARTY LOYALTIES 89 THE LINK OF PARTY IDENTIFICATION TO THE PUBUC S ISSUE POSITIONS 91 THE UNK OF PARTY IDENTIFICATION TO VOTING 92 PUBUC SUPPORT FOR REAUGNMENT IN THE SOUTH 96 CONCLUSIONS 99 NOTES 100 The National Organization of Our Parties: Revived and Relevant 102 A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON PARTY ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 103 PARTIES AS UMBRELLA STRUCTURES 107 A DESCRIPTION OF OUR NATIONAL PARTY ORGANS: AUTONOMOUS BUT INCREASINGLY INFLUENTIAL 108 Party Chairs 109 xiv Contents THE CURRENT STATE OF NATIONAL PARTY ORGANIZATION 113 NATIONAL PARTY ACTIVITIES IN RECENT YEARS 115 REFORM OF PARTY ORGANIZATION IN CONGRESS 118 WHAT REFORMS SINCE 1970? 120 EVALUATION OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TODAY 122 NOTES 122 7 State and Local Party Structures: Strengthened and Still Relevant 124 BASIC FORM OF THE STATE AND LOCAL ORGANIZATION: A STRATARCHY 125 OTHER MAJOR FEATURES OF STATE ORGANIZATIONS 127 STATE-LEVEL PARTY UNTTS 128 VARIATIONS IN STATE PARTIES AND THEIR POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTS 129 DISTRICT AND COUNTY LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION 131 THE CITY, WARD, AND PRECINCT ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS 133 BOSSES AND POLITICAL MACHINES: ARE THEY WITHERING AWAY? 137 The Philosophy of a Political Boss 138 PARTY ORGANIZATION AS A HYBRID TYPE 143 EVALUATION OF THE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 144 NOTES 146 8 Party Activists: Working Elites with Organizational links to the Masses 148 THE REALITY OF LOCAL PARTY ACTIVISM IN THE POSTWAR PERIOD 149 SOCIAL BACKGROUNDS: HOW INCLUSIVE ARE LOCAL PARTIES? 153 Party Activists in the South: The Changing Political Context 154 Contents xv PATHWAYS INTO PARTY WORK 157 MOTIVATIONS FOR PARTY ACTIVISM 159 THE IDEOLOGY AND ISSUE POSITIONS OF THE ACTIVISTS 1б2 THE IMPACT OF LOCAL ACTIVISM ON PUBLIC BEHAVIOR 166 MINOR PARTY ACTIVISTS: CONTRASTS WITH THE TWO MAJOR PARTIES l68 THE PARTY ACTIVISTS: SOME FINAL OBSERVATIONS 170 NOTES 172 9 Parties and Leadership Recruitment 174 MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF POLITICAL ELITE RECRUITMENT ЕЧ THE UNITED STATES 178 LEADERSHIP RECRUITMENT AT STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS 180 MAJOR TYPES OF STATE AND LOCAL NOMINATION PROCEDURES 182 Nonpartisan Procedures 182 Partisan Procedures 182 THE EFFECTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE DIRECT PRIMARY 185 The Primaries andVoter Participation 187 Tbe Primaries and Political Competition 188 Recruitment of Candidates at the Local Level: The Trend toward Diversity 189 THE ROLE OF PARTIES IN THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS 190 CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS 192 NOTES 194 10 Presidential Nominations: The New Model 195 THE NEW POPULISM MODEL OF PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS 196 PREPRIMARY PERIOD: THE EARLY BLOOMING AND DEMISE OF POTENTIAL CANDIDATES 200 William J. Clinton as a Native-Son Presidential Candidate 201 xvi Contents THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES AND CAUCUSES 205 CHANGES SINCE 1968 IN THE OPERATION OF THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY AND CAUCUS SYSTEMS 207 FRONT LOADING : A MAJOR CURRENT PROBLEM 209 THE PRIMARY VOTERS: WHO ARE THEY AND WHAT FACTORS ARE LINKED TO THEIR VOTE? 211 THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES: EVALUATIONS 214 THE NATIONAL CONVENTION: CHANGED ROLE AND FUNCTIONS 216 NOTES 219 11 The Campaign Process 220 THEORETICAL MODELS OF THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN 224 CAMPAIGN EFFECTS 229 THE MASS MEDIA ROLE 230 CANDIDATE STRATEGIES AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF CAMPAIGNS 233 Presidential Campaign Strategies and the South: Playing die Race Card 237 THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN DEBATES 238 THE CAMPAIGN ROLE OF PARTIES AND INTEREST GROUPS 239 AN EVALUATION OF THE CAMPAIGN PROCESS 241 NOTES 244 12 Money and Political Campaigns: The 1996 Debacle 247 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE REGULATION OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE 248 THE PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS OF PARTY FINANCE AS OF 1996 251 Publicity Requirements 251 Limits on Contributions and Spending 252 Public Funding 253 Administration of National Party Finance Regulations 254 Contents xvii INCREASING COSTS: A MAJOR CONCERN 255 THE COST OF CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGNS 258 THE ROLE OF CITIZEN CONTRIBUTIONS 2бО THE BIG MONEY 260 Big Money in Campaigns: Much Reform Activity but Little Change 261 THE ROLE OF PARTIES IN CAMPAIGN FINANCE 263 THE PACs AND CAMPAIGNS 266 CONCLUSIONS: MAJOR CONCERNS AND WHAT REFORMS ARE NEEDED NOW? 270 NOTES 277 13 Parties and the Election Process 279 THE ELECTION SYSTEM IMPOSES CONSTRAINTS ON PARTIES 281 CHANGES IN OUR ELECTION SYSTEM 282 VOTING PARTICIPATION AND NONVOTING 283 GROUP DIFFERENCES IN VOTER TURNOUT 285 EXPLANATIONS OF VOTER TURNOUT DECLINE 288 THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM AND ITS RESTRICTIONS 289 Generational Explanations for Low Turnout 290 Attitudes and Beliefs as Factors Explaining Voter Turnout 292 Tbe Role of Parties in Voter Turnout 295 Nonvoting: An American Paradox! 296 THE CONSEQUENCES OF NONVOTING 300 NOTES 303 14 The New Technologies: How the Parties Have Adapted 305 THE PROFESSIONAL CAMPAIGN MANAGER 306 THE POLLSTERS 308 Franklin Roosevelt and an Early Straw Vote: 1935 310 xviii Contents THE POLITICAL AD SPECIALISTS 312 THE PUBLIC RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 315 PARTIES: ADAPTING TO MODERN CAMPAIGN TECHNOLOGY 316 CONCLUSION 318 NOTES 318 15 Parties and Governance: Making Divided Government Work 321 THE U.S. CONGRESS: TWO CHAMBERS WITH SPECIAL FEATURES 322 TWO CONCEPTIONS OF THE ROLE OF PARTIES IN CONGRESS 323 PARTY VOTING AND PARTY COHESION TRENDS IN CONGRESS 328 FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTY INFLUENCE ON CONGRESS AND ITS MEMBERS 332 THE ROLE OF THE PARTY IN THE CONSTITUENCY 335 CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS ON THE PARTY ROLE EV CONGRESS 337 Political Parties and Divided Government 338 PARTISAN BASES OF PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP 339 CONCLUSIONS ON PARTY IN GOVERNANCE 343 POSTSCRIPT: THE 1998 ELECTION AND THE IMPEACHMENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR SYSTEM 343 THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL 349 The Founding Fathers, the Constitutional Convention, and the Definition of Impeachment 350 Senators Views on Impeachment Proceedings 351 NOTES 352 Contents xix 16 The Party System and the Race Problem 354 THE HISTORICAL NARRATIVE 355 THE STATE OF RACIAL INEQUALITY 364 THEORIES OF THE CAUSES OF RACIAL INJUSTICE AND INEQUALITY Зб7 PROGRESS IN THE PAST: WHAT CAN WE LEARN? Зб8 BLACK ACCESSION TO, AND PARTICIPATION IN, PARTY POLITICS: THE 1960s AND BEYOND 370 The Electoral and Party Involvement of Other Minorities 375 THE PLURALIST AND TWO-PARTY MODELS: DO THEY FACILITATE BLACK PROGRESS? 376 The Balance-of-Power Theory: The Role of Minority Voters 377 ALTERNATIVE SCENARIOS: WHAT ARE THE PROSPECTS? 379 NOTES 385 17 Change and Adaptation in the American Party System 387 WHAT MAJOR CHANGES HAVE OCCURRED IN THE AMERICAN PARTY SYSTEM? 390 Changes in Mass Support 390 Coalitional Changes 391 Ideological Shifts? 393 ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS 396 AS PARTIES CHANGE, WHAT TYPE OF PARTY SYSTEM HAS EMERGED? 398 THE THEORY OF REALIGNMENT 400 CRITICISMS OF OUR PARTY SYSTEM: IS MORE REFORM NECESSARY? 405 POSTSCRIPT: THE VALUE OF STUDYING AMERICAN PARTIES 410 NOTES 411 INDEX 413
adam_txt	Contents PREFACE Ш ABOUT THE AUTHORS xxi Parties in Society: A Theoretical Overview 1 THE PLACE OF PARTIES IN THE POLITICAL SYSTEM 1 WHAT TYPE OF GROUP IS A PARTY? 4 The First Image of Party: A Group Seeking Power by Winning Elections 5 Variations in Scholars' Conceptions of a Political Party, from 1770 to Today 6 Tbe Second Image of Party: A Group Processing Interest-Group Demands 7 Tbe Third Image of Party: An Ideological Competitor 7 PARTIES IN COMPARISON WITH OTHER GROUPS 9 THE RELEVANCE OF PARTIES FOR DEMOCRACY 10 CAN ONLY DEMOCRACIES HAVE PARTY SYSTEMS? 14 THE HISTORICAL RELEVANCE OF PARTIES 15 NOTES 16 The American Party System Viewed Comparatively 18 A Comparative Perspective: An Example of a Pluralized Multiparty System 21 Party Volatility but System Equilibrium 22 Cobesiveness of tbe Opposition Vote 28 Tbe Social Group Coalitional Character of American Parties 29 Ideological Conflicts and tbe Parties 32 A MaJorityOriented Party System with Frequent Divided Control 36 Variation in Party Strength by State and Region 38 xi xii Contents TYPES OF PARTY SYSTEMS: DIMENSIONS FOR COMPARISON/PROS AND CONS 40 NOTES 41 The American Party System: Origins and Development 43 THE EARLY PARTY ERA: 1790-1800 44 Early History: Jefferson's Role as Party Founder 45 EARLY PARTY CULTURE 48 EARLY PARTY ORGANIZATION 52 MAJOR ERAS IN PARTY HISTORY 53 From 1788 to 1824 53 From 1824 to 1854 54 From 1860 to 1892 54 From 1896 to 1932 54 Since 1932 55 THREE MAJOR PATTERNS OF PARTY COMPETITION 56 DETERMINANTS OF PARTY SYSTEMS 57 Position 1: The Early Patterns of Interest-Group Conflicts 57 Position 2: Tbe Conditions under Wbicb the Suffrage Was Extended 58 Position 3: Tbe Treatment of New Claimants for Power by Established Elites 59 Position 4: Tbe Political Constitution, Particularly tbe Election System, as Determinant 60 Position 5: Tbe Responsiveness of Established Parties to Social Problems 62 Position 6: Psycbo-Cultural Socialization of Citizens to tbe System 63 CONCLUSION 64 NOTES 64 Third Parties in American Politics 66 THE HISTORY OF THIRD PARTIES 66 H. ROSS PEROT, THE MOST RECENT THIRD-PARTY PHENOMENON 69 Contents xiii THEORIES TO EXPLAIN THIRD PARTIES 71 THIRD-PARTY ATTEMPTS BY BLACKS AND OTHER GROUPS 74 Gender and Third Parties 75 CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS 76 NOTES 77 The Public's Support for the Parties 79 THE PUBUC'S GENERAL BELIEF IN PARTIES IS POSITIVE 81 THE PUBUC'S "AFFECT" TOWARD PARTIES 82 The Differential Electoral Effects of Two Presidential Scandals 84 THE STRENGTH OF THE PUBUC'S IDENTIFICATION WITH PARTIES 85 VARIATIONS BY GROUPS IN POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE OVERTIME 88 THE SPECIAL CASE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN PARTY LOYALTIES 89 THE LINK OF PARTY IDENTIFICATION TO THE PUBUC'S ISSUE POSITIONS 91 THE UNK OF PARTY IDENTIFICATION TO VOTING 92 PUBUC SUPPORT FOR REAUGNMENT IN THE SOUTH 96 CONCLUSIONS 99 NOTES 100 The National Organization of Our Parties: Revived and Relevant 102 A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON PARTY ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 103 PARTIES AS UMBRELLA STRUCTURES 107 A DESCRIPTION OF OUR NATIONAL PARTY ORGANS: AUTONOMOUS BUT INCREASINGLY INFLUENTIAL 108 Party Chairs 109 xiv Contents THE CURRENT STATE OF NATIONAL PARTY ORGANIZATION 113 NATIONAL PARTY ACTIVITIES IN RECENT YEARS 115 REFORM OF PARTY ORGANIZATION IN CONGRESS 118 WHAT REFORMS SINCE 1970? 120 EVALUATION OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TODAY 122 NOTES 122 7 State and Local Party Structures: Strengthened and Still Relevant 124 BASIC FORM OF THE STATE AND LOCAL ORGANIZATION: A STRATARCHY 125 OTHER MAJOR FEATURES OF STATE ORGANIZATIONS 127 STATE-LEVEL PARTY UNTTS 128 VARIATIONS IN STATE PARTIES AND THEIR POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTS 129 DISTRICT AND COUNTY LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION 131 THE CITY, WARD, AND PRECINCT ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS 133 BOSSES AND POLITICAL MACHINES: ARE THEY WITHERING AWAY? 137 The Philosophy of a Political Boss 138 PARTY ORGANIZATION AS A HYBRID TYPE 143 EVALUATION OF THE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 144 NOTES 146 8 Party Activists: Working Elites with Organizational links to the Masses 148 THE REALITY OF LOCAL PARTY ACTIVISM IN THE POSTWAR PERIOD 149 SOCIAL BACKGROUNDS: HOW INCLUSIVE ARE LOCAL PARTIES? 153 Party Activists in the South: The Changing Political Context 154 Contents xv PATHWAYS INTO PARTY WORK 157 MOTIVATIONS FOR PARTY ACTIVISM 159 THE IDEOLOGY AND ISSUE POSITIONS OF THE ACTIVISTS 1б2 THE IMPACT OF LOCAL ACTIVISM ON PUBLIC BEHAVIOR 166 MINOR PARTY ACTIVISTS: CONTRASTS WITH THE TWO MAJOR PARTIES l68 THE PARTY ACTIVISTS: SOME FINAL OBSERVATIONS 170 NOTES 172 9 Parties and Leadership Recruitment 174 MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF POLITICAL ELITE RECRUITMENT ЕЧ THE UNITED STATES 178 LEADERSHIP RECRUITMENT AT STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS 180 MAJOR TYPES OF STATE AND LOCAL NOMINATION PROCEDURES 182 Nonpartisan Procedures 182 Partisan Procedures 182 THE EFFECTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE DIRECT PRIMARY 185 The Primaries andVoter Participation 187 Tbe Primaries and Political Competition 188 Recruitment of Candidates at the Local Level: The Trend toward Diversity 189 THE ROLE OF PARTIES IN THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS 190 CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS 192 NOTES 194 10 Presidential Nominations: The New Model 195 THE NEW POPULISM MODEL OF PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS 196 PREPRIMARY PERIOD: THE EARLY BLOOMING AND DEMISE OF POTENTIAL CANDIDATES 200 William J. Clinton as a Native-Son Presidential Candidate 201 xvi Contents THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES AND CAUCUSES 205 CHANGES SINCE 1968 IN THE OPERATION OF THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY AND CAUCUS SYSTEMS 207 "FRONT LOADING": A MAJOR CURRENT PROBLEM 209 THE PRIMARY VOTERS: WHO ARE THEY AND WHAT FACTORS ARE LINKED TO THEIR VOTE? 211 THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES: EVALUATIONS 214 THE NATIONAL CONVENTION: CHANGED ROLE AND FUNCTIONS 216 NOTES 219 11 The Campaign Process 220 THEORETICAL MODELS OF THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN 224 CAMPAIGN EFFECTS 229 THE MASS MEDIA ROLE 230 CANDIDATE STRATEGIES AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF CAMPAIGNS 233 Presidential Campaign Strategies and the South: Playing die Race Card 237 THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN DEBATES 238 THE CAMPAIGN ROLE OF PARTIES AND INTEREST GROUPS 239 AN EVALUATION OF THE CAMPAIGN PROCESS 241 NOTES 244 12 Money and Political Campaigns: The 1996 Debacle 247 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE REGULATION OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE 248 THE PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS OF PARTY FINANCE AS OF 1996 251 Publicity Requirements 251 Limits on Contributions and Spending 252 Public Funding 253 Administration of National Party Finance Regulations 254 Contents xvii INCREASING COSTS: A MAJOR CONCERN 255 THE COST OF CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGNS 258 THE ROLE OF CITIZEN CONTRIBUTIONS 2бО THE BIG MONEY 260 "Big Money" in Campaigns: Much Reform Activity but Little Change 261 THE ROLE OF PARTIES IN CAMPAIGN FINANCE 263 THE PACs AND CAMPAIGNS 266 CONCLUSIONS: MAJOR CONCERNS AND WHAT REFORMS ARE NEEDED NOW? 270 NOTES 277 13 Parties and the Election Process 279 THE ELECTION SYSTEM IMPOSES CONSTRAINTS ON PARTIES 281 CHANGES IN OUR ELECTION SYSTEM 282 VOTING PARTICIPATION AND NONVOTING 283 GROUP DIFFERENCES IN VOTER TURNOUT 285 EXPLANATIONS OF VOTER TURNOUT DECLINE 288 THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM AND ITS RESTRICTIONS 289 Generational Explanations for Low Turnout 290 Attitudes and Beliefs as Factors Explaining Voter Turnout 292 Tbe Role of Parties in Voter Turnout 295 Nonvoting: An American Paradox! 296 THE CONSEQUENCES OF NONVOTING 300 NOTES 303 14 The New Technologies: How the Parties Have Adapted 305 THE PROFESSIONAL CAMPAIGN MANAGER 306 THE POLLSTERS 308 Franklin Roosevelt and an Early Straw Vote: 1935 310 xviii Contents THE POLITICAL AD SPECIALISTS 312 THE PUBLIC RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 315 PARTIES: ADAPTING TO MODERN CAMPAIGN TECHNOLOGY 316 CONCLUSION 318 NOTES 318 15 Parties and Governance: Making Divided Government Work 321 THE U.S. CONGRESS: TWO CHAMBERS WITH SPECIAL FEATURES 322 TWO CONCEPTIONS OF THE ROLE OF PARTIES IN CONGRESS 323 PARTY VOTING AND PARTY COHESION TRENDS IN CONGRESS 328 FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTY INFLUENCE ON CONGRESS AND ITS MEMBERS 332 THE ROLE OF THE PARTY IN THE CONSTITUENCY 335 CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS ON THE PARTY ROLE EV CONGRESS 337 Political Parties and Divided Government 338 PARTISAN BASES OF PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP 339 CONCLUSIONS ON PARTY IN GOVERNANCE 343 POSTSCRIPT: THE 1998 ELECTION AND THE IMPEACHMENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR SYSTEM 343 THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL 349 The Founding Fathers, the Constitutional Convention, and the Definition of Impeachment 350 Senators' Views on Impeachment Proceedings 351 NOTES 352 Contents xix 16 The Party System and the Race Problem 354 THE HISTORICAL NARRATIVE 355 THE STATE OF RACIAL INEQUALITY 364 THEORIES OF THE CAUSES OF RACIAL INJUSTICE AND INEQUALITY Зб7 PROGRESS IN THE PAST: WHAT CAN WE LEARN? 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