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Interest group federalism: Indian gaming and the status of Indian tribes in the American political system.
(1997)
This dissertation seeks to answer the question, "What is the status of Indian tribes in the American political system at the end of the twentieth century" by studying how New Mexico and Oklahoma tribes have attempted to ...
The political outsiders;
(1977)
Warring factions: Senators, nominees, and interest groups in the Senate confirmation process.
(1999)
Two primary methods of study are employed in this project. First, data were gathered from 1,112 confirmation hearings for federal judges and 88 confirmation hearings for cabinet secretaries-designate between 1977 and 1998. ...
Washington style: Members of Congress on Capitol Hill.
(1998)
Members of the United States House of Representatives adopt one of three distinct patterns or styles of behavior in Washington: a constituent style, policy style or partisan style. These styles are the vehicles House members ...
Perceptions of people, process, and policy on political trust.
(2007)
The qualities of the people serving in government, the processes used, and the policies that result have been put forth in the literature as possible determinants of political trust (Miller and Borrelli 1991; Ulbig 2002; ...
The private zone :
(1981)
The respondents were asked to consider how freely they discussed news from foreign radio stations with the members of their families, their friends, their co-workers, acquaintances and strangers. The bulk of the respondents ...
Gauging the impact of religion and culture on public opinion: A multi-method cross-national and cross-cultural examination of Mormons.
(1998)
Recent years have witnessed a growing interest among political scientists in the "religious dimension" of public opinion. However, a lack of authoritative interpretation within denominations, ethnic and political cultural ...