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American public opinion, advocacy, and policy in Congress :

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1107040205

(Number (ISBN

1107684250

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9781107040205

(Number (ISBN

9781107684256

Title Proper

American public opinion, advocacy, and policy in Congress :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

what the public wants and what it gets /

First Statement of Responsibility

Paul Burstein, University of Washington.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York, NY USA :

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Cambridge University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2014.

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xiii, 233 pages :

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illustrations ;

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22 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-227) and index.

Text of Note

1. Introduction; 2. Policy change; 3. Public opinion; 4. Advocacy: how Americans try to influence Congress; 5. The impact of advocacy on congressional action; 6. Advocacy, information, and policy innovation; 7. Conclusions.

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Text of Note

"Between one election and the next, members of Congress introduce thousands of bills. What determines which become law? Is it the public? Do we have government "of the people, by the people, for the people?" Or is it those who have the resources to organize and pressure government who get what they want? In the first study ever of a random sample of policy proposals, Paul Burstein finds that the public can get what it wants - but mainly on the few issues that attract its attention. Does this mean organized interests get what they want? Not necessarily - on most issues there is so little political activity that it hardly matters. Politics may be less of a battle between the public and organized interests than a struggle for attention. American society is so much more complex than it was when the Constitution was written that we may need to reconsider what it means, in fact, to be a democracy"--

Lobbying-- United States.

Political participation-- United States.

Pressure groups-- United States.

Public opinion-- United States.

Lobbying.

Lobbyismus

Öffentliche Meinung

Political participation.

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- General.

Pressure groups.

Public opinion.

United States.

USA

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Burstein, Paul.

Date of Transaction

20200822150603.0

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rda

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[Book]

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