The New Direction in American Politics

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Pub. Date: 1985-06-01
Publisher(s): Brookings Institution Press
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Table of Contents

Forewordp. vii
Realignment and Institutionalizationp. 1
Voters and Electionsp. 31
the New Two-Party Systemp. 33
the Economic Basis of Reagan's Appealp. 69
Incumbency and Realignment in Congressional Electionsp. 91
Campaigning, Governing, and the Contemporary Presidencyp. 117
the Republican Advantage in Campaign Financep. 143
the Rise of National Partiesp. 175
Institutions and Policyp. 201
New Patterns of Decisionmaking in Congressp. 203
the Politicized Presidencyp. 235
Federalism and the Bias for Centralizationp. 273
Controlling Entitlementsp. 307
Security Policyp. 343
the New Politics of Deficitsp. 365
Indexp. 399
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