Public Opinion in State Politics

Since The Reagan Presidency, More And More Public Policymaking Authority Has Devolved To The States. This Work Is Organized Around Three Major Themes: The Conceptualization And Measurement Of Public Opinion In The States; Explanations Of Variation In State Public Opinion; And The Impact Of Public Opinion On State Politics And Policy. Introduction: Studying Public Opinion In The American States / By Jeffrey E. Cohen -- Does Familiarity Breed Contempt? Examining The Correlates Of State-level Confidence In The Federal Government / By Paul Brace And Martin Johnson -- State Residency, State Laws, And Public Opinion / By Barbara Norrander And Clyde Wilcox -- Mexican-american And Cuban-american Public Opinion: Differences At The State Level? / By 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 / By Jeffrey E. Cohen And James D. King -- Ideological Cleavage, Political Competition, And Policy Making In The American States / By Charles J. Barrilleaux -- The Civil State: Trust, Polarization, And The Quality Of State Government / By Eric M. Uslaner -- Public Opinion And Policymaking In The Culture Wars: Is There A Connection Between Opinion And State Policy On Gay And Lesbian Issues? / By Donald Haider-markel And Matthew S. Kaufman -- Citizen Influences On State Policy Priorities: The Interplay Of Public Opinion And Interest Groups / By Saundra K. Schneider And William G. Jacoby -- State Level Opinions From National Surveys: Post-stratification Using Multilevel Logistic Regression / David K. Park, Andrew Gelman, And Joseph Bafumi -- Public Opinion In The States: A Quarter Century Of Change And Stability / By Robert Erikson, Gerald Wright, And John Mciver -- Conclusions: Where We Have Been, Where Should We Go / By Jeffrey E. Cohen. Edited By Jeffrey E. Cohen. Bibliographic Level Mode Of Issuance: Monograph Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English