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The book opens with a brief account of the segregation decisions of 1954 and 1955 and with their relationship to a changing interpretation of the equal protection clause of the Constitution. Later chapters show that defiance of the highest tribunal has had many precedents.

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The ""swing voter"" occupies a cherished place in American political lore. Candidates court swing voters, consultants target them, and pundits speculate constantly on which way they will lean.

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This is the first account of Coolidge's life to compare his behavior before and after this tragedy, and the first to consider the importance of Coolidge's mental health in his presidential legacy.

Gilbert carefully documents the dramatic change in Coolidge's leadership style, as well as the changes in his personal behavior.

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The contemporary American political landscape has been marked by two paradoxical transformations: the emergence after 1960 of an increasingly activist state, and the rise of an assertive and politically powerful conservatism that strongly opposes activist government. This work features young scholars who take up these issues.

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This book examines the role of the military in the wave of democratization that has swept through Latin America in the past decade.

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This book explores fiscal, partisan and racial influences on the enactment of voting restrictions post-2008.

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This book explores fiscal, partisan and racial influences on the enactment of voting restrictions post-2008.

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Examines the causes of the unrepresentative character of the House and looks at reform possibilities.

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Examines the causes of the unrepresentative character of the House and looks at reform possibilities.

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Looks at the political participation of individual citizens alongside the political advocacy of thousands of organized interests - membership associations such as unions, professional associations, trade associations, and citizens groups, as well as organizations like corporations, hospitals, and universities.

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"This edited collection ... originates in a workshop organised at Durham in late 2015, which was kindly supported by the European Research Council."-- Preface, pages v and vi.

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The Victory will leave you stunned. Here the brutal realities of the political contest are revealed and long-cherished myths shattered.

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Shrouded in anonymity, protected by executive privilege, but with no legal or constitutional authority of their own, the 5,900 people in 125 offices collectively known as the ""White House staff"" assist the chief executive by shaping, focusing, and amplifying presidential policy.

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Encourages us to look more closely at the issues of violence, ethnicity, and the state by focusing on specific instances of violence in their local contexts. This book shows how, out of many interpretations applicable to these incidents, government and the media select those that support existing relations of power in state and society.

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This book addresses these problems by providing a general guide to important journal articles about politics.

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A study of conceptualizations and applications of the idea of democracy in international and transnational politics. This book provides a critical survey of conceptual positions assumed in this area, and tests these against specific real world events, using the invasion and occupation of Iraq by a US-UK led coalition as a case study.

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This work describes the increase in management layers of the US government over the past 50 years and its paralyzing effect on reform efforts. The author shows how the "thickening" of government bureaucracy has come about, and how it diminishes direct presidential control over what happens below.

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Over the years, independent campaigns led by George Wallace, John Anderson, and Ross Perot have attracted more electoral support than at any time since the 1920s. This title explains why and when the two-party system deteriorates and third parties flourish.

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Exploring the future of Europe, this work examines a wide variety of topics in detailing the choices the European nations face, including German identity and the German perception of security, doubts about the US and nuclear deterrence and the growing political role of the EC.

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In 2000 the American electoral system was tested by a political ordeal unlike any in living memory. Not since 1876-77 has the outcome of a national election remained so unsettled for so long.

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Nobody knows more about the duties, the difficulties, and the strategies of staffing and working in the White House than Brad Patterson. In To Serve the President , Patterson combines insider access, decades of Washington experience, and an inimitable style to open a window onto closely guarded Oval Office turf.

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This important new volume, sponsored by the Indiana Center on Global Change and World Peace, brings together academicians and practitioners in comparative politics and international relations to examine the impact of civil-military relations on the process of democratization.