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    Adams, John Quincy130
    Aistrup, J A607
    Alexander, B457
    Allport, F H27
    Allport, G W27
    Althaus, S L333
    Anderson, D W20
    Andrews, K T622
    Andsager, J L518
    Antonsson, E K230
    Armstrong, J S367
    Aronson, E70
    Aronson, P H558
    Austen‐Smith, D291
    Bailey, D R G231
    Bain, H M, Jr227
    Banerjee, A74
    Banfield, E C478
    Bantimaroudis, P308
    Barabas, J81
    Barabási, A‐L289
    Barrens, R B18
    Barvosa‐Carter, E401
    Bass, B M38
    Beckmann, M N43
    Beckmann, S J42
    Bedlington, A H636
    Benedict, M L604
    Berent, M K36
    Bergan, D70
    Berggren, D J516
    Berk, R A73
    Bernstein, J L421
    Bernstein, R195
    Bertrand, M83
    Blackley, P R388
    Bless, H41
    Blumberg, S J12
    Blydenburgh, J C580
    Boatright, R632
    Bodenhausen, G54
    Bodet, M A94
    Boehmke, F J93
    Borgida, E57
    Borrelli, S A383
    Bositis, D A583
    Bowers, J17
    Bradburn, N M17
    Bratton, K A504
    Bronars, S G642
    Brook, D40
    Brook, L39
    Brown, John Young600
    Brown, P38
    Browning, R P486
    Brownstein, C73
    Bryan, William Jennings135
    Buchanan, John P600
    Butkiewicz, J L388
    Cacioppo, J T99
    Calhoun‐Brown, A440
    Callaghan, K302
    Calvert, J W169
    Cameron, M A596
    Cannell, C F31
    Carlson, Tucker415
    Carpini, M X D157
    Carr, L G38
    Carson, Rachel622
    Catterberg, G148
    Chaffee, S H329
    Chappell, H W, Jr365
    Charles, G‐U732
    Christenson, D P705
    Christian, L17
    Civettini, A J W307
    Cloud, J38
    Coleman, J S20
    Collins, M39
    Colomer, J M347
    Compaine, B M303
    Coney, K A37
    Connor, Eugene621
    Conrad, F17
    Converse, J M34
    Corning, A13
    Cosgrove, K M732
    Coughlan, P J291
    Cox, E P36
    Currinder, M623
    D'Alessio, D302
    Dartnell, M Y312
    Davis, B C37
    Dean, Howard201
    Deckard, B S728
    de Heer, W12
    Dehejia, R81
    de la Garza, R O404
    Desposato, S W464
    DiGennaro, C203
    Dipko, S13
    Dodds, P S21
    Doherty, D J71
    D'Onofrio, R462
    Donohue, G A336
    Dore‐Cabral, C400
    Duflo, E74
    Duncan, J A34
    Dunn, E W41
    Edelman, M13
    Eisenberg, D388
    Eismeier, T J613
    Eland‐Goosensen, M20
    Elinson, J9
    England, R E485
    Engstrom, E J456
    Engstrom, R N641
    Epstein, C F418
    Epstein, E M617
    Erickson, B H20
    Erickson, R S133
    Espiritu, Y L399
    Evans, R I42
    Eveland, W P302
    Fabrigar, L R31
    Falconi, J L402
    Farrar, C82
    Faulkner, H U616
    Ferraz, C71
    Ferrington, A520
    Finan, F71
    Fisher, R72
    Flickinger, R669
    Fountain, J E202
    Fowler, F J, Jr17
    Franklin, Benjamin692
    Fredrickson, G M691
    Freeman, L C292
    Freudenburg, W148
    Fricker, S15
    Fridkin, K L65
    Friedkin, N E286
    Friedrichs, R D585
    Fritzley, V H39
    Galanes‐Rosenbaum, E184, 185
    Garcia‐Bedolla, L399
    Garramone, G M63
    Gastwirth, J196
    Gearing, A F287
    Gentzkow, M82
    Gershon, S A406
    Gershtenson, J461
    Gertzog, I N423
    Gilchrist, J169
    Glasser, T L303
    Goethals, G R41
    Goldberg, A S250
    Goldberg, R A145
    Golebiowska, E A54
    Gomes, T17
    Gómez‐Quiñones, J398
    Gordon, A55
    Granovetter, M S209
    Grayson, C E37
    Green, M C15
    Green, P E36
    Green, S B36
    Greenberg, J93
    Grenzke, J M642
    Grice, H P32
    Groendyk, E Q307
    Groves, R M13
    Grynaviski, D600
    Guest, L34
    Guiliani, Rudy190
    Gurian, P‐H518
    Gutierrez, A398
    Hadaway, C K435
    Haider‐Markel, D P730
    Hambleton, R157
    Hamilton, Alexander129
    Hancock, A‐M419
    Hansen, W B42
    Hartmann, G W72
    Hastings, J S71
    Hawkins, D I37
    Haythornthwaite, C209
    Heckathorn, D D20, 21
    Herbst, S10
    Herrmann, R K710
    Hill, S S, Jr437
    Himmelfarb, G439
    Hinton‐Andersson, A734
    Hitler, Adolf327
    Hoekstra, V51
    Hoffman, A H522
    Hofmans, J37
    Holbert, R L311
    Hollander, B A311
    Hotelling, H705
    Hovland, C I72
    Humphrey, Hubert94
    Humphreys, M82
    Huntington, S727
    Issacharoff, S657
    Itzigsohn, J400
    Jacobson, M F692
    Jacoby, J36
    Jefferson, Thomas695
    Jeffries, J21
    Johannes, J R456
    Johnson, C A499
    Jolly, J P36
    Jowell, R11
    Kahneman, D94
    Katz, L F73
    Keating, C F307
    Kellstedt, P M392
    Kiesler, S15
    Kingdon, J W599
    Kirkpatrick, J J423
    Kirksey, J F423
    Kling, J R73
    Knauper, B37
    Kolodny, R78
    Kotler‐Berkowitz, L288
    Kremer, M74
    Kselman, D93
    Lacombe, D J388
    LaLonde, R J73
    Lancaster, T D703
    Landale, N S402
    Lauby, J21
    Lee, D S71
    Leggett, J C38
    Lehman, D R33
    Lenski, G E38
    LeoGrande, W M721
    Letterman, David300
    Leubsdorf, C P303
    Levine, R96
    Levinson, S C38
    Lichter, L S303
    Lincoln, Abraham672
    Linden, W van der157
    Lindzey, G E34
    Lipari, L32
    Lissitz, R W36
    Livingston, G211
    Lizotte, M K418
    Lott, J R, Jr642
    Lovrich, N P500
    Ludington, A226
    Luke, J V12
    Lumsdaine, A A72
    Luskin, R C11
    McAdams, J C456
    McBurnett, M564
    McCarty, J A35
    McChesney, R301
    McClain, P D487
    McClendon, M J32
    McClerking, H K732
    McConahay, J B42
    McConnaughy, C M421
    McDermott, M L11
    McDermott, R51
    McGuire, W J99
    McIntyre, S H35
    McKenna, K Y A209
    McKnight, R N499
    MacManus, S A485
    McMullen, J L523
    Macrae, C N54
    McSweeney, D516
    Madison, James611
    Maggiotto, M A520
    Magnani, R21
    Malanchuk, O271
    Manganaro, L L485
    Manheim, J B304
    Marsden, P V286
    Martin, E31
    Martinez‐Ebers, V485
    Masters, M F635
    Matell, M S36
    Matsaganis, M D307
    Matsubayashi, T587
    Mazotti, J A402
    Meffert, M F307
    Mellman, Mark587
    Mendelsohn, M310
    Menning, J O102
    Merkle, D M13
    Miethe, T D36
    Mikhaylov, S676
    Milgram, S21
    Miller, F D41
    Mindich, D T Z301
    Mitchell, N J642
    Mittelmark, M B42
    Mixon, F G, Jr520
    Mockabee, S T437
    Montgomery, M J219
    Moore, M35
    Mueller, D C118
    Muhamad, R21
    Mulkern, J R635
    Mullainathan, S83
    Munoz, C, Jr481
    Munson, J M35
    Narayan, S32
    Neiheisel, J R441
    Newcomb, T M264
    Newhagen, J E307
    Newswanger, J F79
    Nisbett, R E41
    Nye, J S, Jr201
    O'Connor, R E731
    O'Halloran, S731
    O'Keefe, D J99
    Ondercin, H L421
    Oppenheim, A N34
    O'Regan, V R516
    Oropesa, R S402
    Padilla, F M399
    Palin, Sarah305
    Paluck, E L70
    Paskeviciute, A280
    Pearson‐Merkowitz, S109
    Perlmutter, D306
    Perloff, R M307
    Perot, Ross94
    Pesendorfer, W291
    Peterson, S A440
    Pettersson‐Lidbom, P71
    Peytcheva, E13
    Phillippe, J R388
    Phillips, E B303
    Piazza, T11
    Piereson, J E245
    Pinnello, D R505
    Poindexter, P M311
    Pool, I de S622
    Prevost, A K229
    Prothro, J W268
    Przeworski, A597
    Ramsay, J O36
    Rao, V R36
    Rasinski, K A31
    Reckman, R F41
    Reichley, A J440
    Reinsch, P S615
    Reynolds, T J36
    Rheingold, H202
    Richerson, P J282
    Rickershauser, J523
    Riechert, B P518
    Rimmerman, C547
    Roberts, J V41
    Roberts, M S308
    Rodriguez, C E402
    Rogan, D P73
    Roman, A M17
    Romney, Mitt524
    Roosevelt, F D525
    Roper, E27
    Rosen, R17
    Rosenbaum, P196
    Rosenberg, M27
    Rosenfeld, M195
    Rosenthal, A545
    Rousseau, Jean Jacques695
    Ryans, A B35
    Sacerdote, B79
    Salisbury, R H454
    Sanders, M E95
    Schildkraut, D J401
    Schmitter, P C596
    Schneider, A224
    Schonhardt‐Bailey, C650
    Schramm, S S422
    Schultz, D A632
    Schumpeter,J595
    Schwarzenegger, Arnold311, 661
    Semann, S21
    Shaefer, R C499
    Shafie, D M55
    Shaughnessy, T M388
    Sheffield, F D72
    Sheldon, C H500
    Shepard, E M388
    Sherman, L W73
    Shidler, J A302
    Shively, W P290
    Shrum, L J35
    Sigall, H42
    Silver, M D41
    Silverman, A L434
    Simpson, G R637
    Sinclair‐Chapman, V150
    Skaperdas, S519
    Slotnick, E E504
    Smith, E R41
    Smith, W R32
    Smyth, J D17
    Sonenshein, R487
    Soumbatiants, S365
    Spelman, E V419
    Spiliotes, C519
    Sproull, L S15
    Stambough, S J516
    Stanley, J C11
    Stansbury, M202
    Stehlik‐Barry, K695
    Steinfeld, R J130
    Steinfels, P441
    Stengel, Casey346
    Stewart, M C382
    Stouffer, S A10
    Strange, J J309
    Strimling, W S423
    Strizek, G A224
    Strogatz, S H21
    Sudman, S17
    Sullivan, J L245
    Sundquist, J L255
    Tafoya, L15
    Terhanian, G18
    Thompson, Fred190
    Thompson, J A632
    Tichenor, P J336
    Tillman, Ben615
    Tiritilli, E463
    Tottenberg, N494
    Transue, J E710
    Travers, J21
    Trechsel, A H229
    Trounstine, J118
    Truman, Harry136
    Turcotte, M94
    Turner, C F31
    Tversky, A94
    Upton, G J G40
    Vaillancourt, P M37
    Van Der Zowen, J17
    Van Laar, C79
    Vaughan, J M38
    Villarreal, M481
    Wackman, D B308
    Wahba, S81
    Waldfogel, J71
    Wallace, George94, 95
    Wallsten, T S37
    Walters, Barbara300
    Wantchekon, L82
    Wason, P C35
    Wegener, D T78
    Weinstein, J M82
    Wejnert, C21
    Welles, Orson327
    Whitford, A B506
    Whitten, G D383
    Willis, G B33
    Winebrenner, H525
    Winik, P71
    Woodward, C V600
    Woodward, J L27
    Wright, J D38
    Yoshinaka, A383
    Young, R94
    Zambrano, R E402
    Zelikow, P D201
    absentee voting:
      and demographic characteristics187
      and long-established procedure183
      and party/candidate mobilization efforts187, 188–9
    acquiescence response bias, and survey design38–9
    activism:
      and conventional participation145, 146
      and social movement perspective on149–50
      and toolbox theory of participation151–4
        assessing effectiveness of political actions153
        impact of access to decision‐makers152
        influence on tool deployment153
        opportunities for engagement153
        questions and theory building155–6
      and unconventional participation145–6
        lack of attention to146
    advertising:
      and ballot proposition elections533–4
      and focus on battleground states338
      and interest groups621
      in judicial election campaigns494–5
      and mobilization:
        issue content589
    agenda‐setting:
      and direct democracy533
    ambition theory515
    American Civil Liberties Union135
    American Federation of Labor (AFL)616, 618
    American Independence Party94
    American National Election Studies (ANES)27, 138–9
      and impact of research approaches690
      and participation questions147
      and representativeness of voters167
      and survey research11
        probability based web surveys16
    Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)636–7
    attitude structure, and voter behavior703–4, 705
    Australian ballot221
    ballot order effects40, 227
    behavioral revolution119
    Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) (2002)618–19, 632
    candidate choice, and representation724–5
    chain‐referral sampling, and survey research20–1
    Christian Coalition440
    citizen engagement, and voter behavior560–1
    civic capacity, and low levels amongst voters280
    Civil Rights Act (1964)136
    civil rights movement620–1
      and group‐based consciousness and mobilization692–3
    Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES)709
    confidence, and voting technology222
    conformity, and field experiments82–3
    congressional elections453
      and candidate‐centered tradition455–7
      and challenger emergence460
      and characteristics of Congress454–5
      and context of465
      and contrast with presidential elections453–4
      and diversity of454
      and impact of national conditions459
      and incumbency advantage455–7
        campaign funding456
        casework hypothesis456
        challenger quality456
        changing nature of457
        network television456
        overemphasis on457
      and strategic politicians theory459–60
      and tensions between local and national forces454–5, 463
    constituencies649
    conversational norms and conventions, and survey design32–3
    Cooperative Campaign Analysis Project710–11
    Cooperative Congressional Election Study710
    correlational studies:
      and survey research11
    culture wars439
    Democratic Party, and support bases of110
    direct democracy547–8
      and ballot propositions:
        diversity of issues532
        length and complexity of533
      and changing of institutions548
      and divided opinions over531
      and framing effects on voter decision making538, 540, 541
      and influence on views of candidates535–6
      and influence on vote choice536–7
      and initiative process532
        agenda‐setting533
        fluctuating use of532
      and introduction of532
      and issue/partisanship relationship540–1
      and mobilization of candidate support536
      and prevalence of532
      and priming of candidate campaigns536
      and responsiveness to citizens543
      and social policies547
      and voter decision making:
        ease/difficulty of decision535
        impact of spending and advertising533–4
    divided government:
      and impact on turnout110
    Dorr war (1834)130
    economic voting253
      and criteria for voters' economic evaluations391–2
      and distributional impact of economic policy391–2
      and media impact on economic evaluations392
      and personal economic situation376, 378
      and policy preferences377
      and retrospective vs prospective voting379–83
      and sophistication of voters376–7
      and subnational economic conditions387–8
    education:
      and internet use212
      and Latinos' political behavior403
      and social stratification695
      and voter registration168
    election‐day registration (EDR)169–70
    electoral change, and voter heterogeneity680–1
    electoral proximity, and representation725–6
    electoral realignments674–7
      and comparative perspective on678
        United Kingdom679
      and compositional changes in electorate678, 680–1
      and expansion of franchise678
      and impossibility of old‐style of679–80
    electoral rules, and primary elections519–20, 525
      proportional representation520
      reasons for changing520
    electoral salience, and turnout109–10
      electoral systems109
      weak party‐group linkage110
    electoral systems:
      and minority representation in local elections484–5
      and number of parties92
    elites, and formal modeling of behavior91
    EMILY's List618
    emotions:
      mobilization appeals589
    ethnicity, and definition of402  See also race
    Federal Corrupt Practices Act (1925)615
    Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA)616, 617, 632
    Federal Election Commission (FEC)616, 631
    field experiments71–2
      and benefits of83
      and campaign effects76
        impact of campaign spending78–9
        persuasion78
        source credibility78
      and criteria for assessing approximation to real‐world69–70
      and different forms of70
      and distinction from other types of experiments70
        laboratory experiments70
        natural experiments71
        quasi‐experiments71
      and elite/mass public interactions83
      and growth of82
      and learning from77
      and voter behavior254
    field theory704
    Founding Era (1789–1824), and turnout129–31
    France, and voter registration669
    game theory:
      and formal models of voting behavior90
      and political communication97, 98
    gate‐keeping, and media effects301
    gay marriage, and ballot propositions536
    gender:
      and composition of court benches504
      and experiment on gender stereotypes54–5
      and organization of American politics417, 426
    group identity, and worship attendance440
    Help America Vote Act (2002)137, 221
    immigration, and impact of691
    Immigration Act (1965)691
    information processing, and laboratory experiments on role of56
      on‐line or memory‐based56–9
    internet surveys14–16
      and comparison with other survey modes15
      and disadvantages of16
      and non‐probability samples18–20
        debate over19
        respondent recruitment18
        sample selection and weighting19
    Iowa Electronic Markets (IEM)360, 362
    issue attitudes:
      and conditions for issue voting563
      and directional theory of issue voting268
      and incorporation into voting choices268
      and issue proximity of candidates267
      and median voter theorem725
      and prospective issue voting724
      and retrospective issue voting724–5
    item response theory (IRT)157
    judicial elections:
      and campaigns:
        impact on judicial legitimacy506
      and candidate quality499
      and challenger quality502, 503
      and characterized as unimportant493–4
      and composition of court benches503–4
        gender diversity504
        ideological positions504
      and impact on confidence in courts506
      and impact on judicial behavior504–5
        death penalty cases505
        responsiveness to public opinion505
      and increased saliency of500, 501
      and incumbency advantage501
      and incumbent defeats503
      and institutional context503
      and new conceptualization of500–1
      and open‐seat elections503
      and research on:
        distribution by journal496
        distribution by primary question496–8
        increased interest in495
    jury duty, and selection for112
    Justice at Stake campaign494, 495
    laboratory experiments52
      and advantages of52–3, 66
        causal relationships53
        simplicity and economy53
        untangling complex phenomena53
      and influence of campaign communications75–6
      and information processing56
        on‐line or memory‐based56–9
      and limitations of53, 64, 76
        replicating citizens' attention to politics64
        ‘true attitude’ vs ‘non‐attitude’64–5
      and significance of64
      and voter behavior254
    labor unions, and impact on turnout114, 620
    Likert scales, and survey design38
    literacy tests134
    local elections:
      and forms and functions of local government474–5
        and methods of election477
      and non‐partisan elections477, 479
      and timing of476
    McCarran Walter Act (1953)691
    mail‐in registration170
    media:
      and agenda‐setting308
      and campaign momentum517
      and constructionist approach to media effects301, 306
      and emotions and construction of political meaning307
      and focus on candidates' personal qualities303
      and gate‐keeping301
      and identity‐based thinking308–9
      and impact on perceptions of the economy392
      and increased competition in306
      and meta‐narratives302
      and non‐traditional outlets300
      and political content301
      and privileging of perceived winners over losers303
      and structural influences on303–4
      and voters' interpretation of content307
    methodological individualism556
    midterm loss:
      and comparative perspective on674–7
      and congressional elections458–9
        surge and decline458
      and first‐and‐second order elections effects674–7
    minimal effects hypothesis, and campaign effects326, 328–9
    minority candidates, and local election turnout480–2
    minority representation730–2
      and collective representation731
      and descriptive representation732
      and dyadic representation of731–2
      and goals of scholarship on731
      and partisan minorities731
      and redistricting658
      and trustee model of representation732
    National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)618
    National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)12
    Nationalization Era (1952‐present), and turnout136–8
      electoral systems140
      increased party competition136
      measurement error139
      removing barriers to voting138
      state‐level experimentation137
      uniform voting procedures137
    non‐partisan elections, in local government477, 479
    observational research81
    panel data, and survey research11
    participation:
      and class bias in turnout579
      and decline in201
      and differential levels of579
      and measurement of698
      and mobilization579, 580
        reducing costs of voting580
      and multidimensionality of149
      and political agency:
        impact of power structures694
        inequalities in694
        political context of694
      and political effectiveness704
      and ‘puzzle of participation’695
      and reconceptualization of145
      and requirements for202
      and research approaches to687
        compared with social movement research689–90
      and social movement perspective on activism149–50
      and toolbox theory of145, 151–4
        assessing effectiveness of political actions153
        impact of access to decision‐makers152
        influence on tool deployment153
        opportunities for engagement153
      and unconventional participation, impact on policy outcomes148–9
    party coalitions:
      and religious traditions438, 439
      and social composition of702
    Party Machine Era (1828–1896), and turnout131–2
    political behavior, and survey research10
    political communication:
      and knowledge/expertise distinction281–2
      and manipulability of voters97–8
      and optimal behavior of uninformed voters98–9
      and political communication networks280
        clustered preferences within284
        diversity within283
        frequency of political discussion285
        heterogeneous288
        network specialization284
        selection criteria282
      and political expertise280
    political expertise278–9
      and communication networks280, 286–7
        clustered preferences within284
        diversity within283
        frequency of political discussion285
        heterogeneous288
        network specialization284
        selection criteria282
      and definition of expertise281
      and distinction from knowledge281
      and heterogeneous levels of281
      and imitation282
      and interdependent citizens281
      and opinion leaders279
        criticism of concept279
    political parties:
      and definition of597
      and party system, definition of597–8
      and value of party label for politicians601–4
        ambitious politicians602
        guidance of conduct in office602–3
        meaning to voters603
        office‐seekers601
    political science, as American discipline667
    power structures, and participation697–8
    Progressive movement:
      and direct democracy532
      and impact of reforms on turnout478
        municipal forms of government478–9
        non‐partisan elections479
      and interest group reforms615
    propensity matching, and survey research11
    proportional representation, and primary elections520
    prospective voting:
      and issue voting724
      and value of party labels599
    psychology, and voter behavior704–5
    question order effects, and survey design40–1
    rainbow coalitions, in local elections486–7
    Rasch models157
    rational retrospection, and voter behavior256–7
    redistricting:
      and bipartisan gerrymandering660
      and competitive elections660
      and criteria for652
        candidate status655
        communities of interest653
        existing political units653
        natural boundaries653
        population‐based652
        preservation of existing boundaries653–4
      and distinction from apportionment650
      and impact of reapportionment revolution656–7
      and incumbency protection659
      and legal challenges to, grounds for651–2
      and long‐term effects:
        party polarization663
        political competition662
      and partisan gerrymandering659
      and political elite's attention to650
      and racial representation658
      and tradeoffs among criteria for660
        partisan and racial representation vs geography661
        partisan representation vs racial representation661–2
        population equality vs geography660
        racial representation vs policy influence662
    reference group theory704
    religious beliefs, and presidential vote438–40
    religious traditions, and party coalitions438, 439
    Republican Party, and support bases of110
    residual votes, and voting technology223–4
    respondent‐driven sampling, and survey research20–1
    response order effects:
      and elections40
    scandal, and congressional elections462–3
    second‐order elections674
    secret ballot:
      and introduction of221
    Segregation Era (1900–1948), and turnout132–5
    situational identity399
    snow ball sampling, and survey research20–1
    social capital:
      and the internet208
      and worship attendance440
    social identity399
    social networks, and respondent‐driven sampling20
    social pressure, and voting80–1
    social psychology:
      and stereotypes54
    social stratification, and education695
    split‐ticket voting226
      and multiple elections673, 674
    strategic voting, and formal modeling of92–7
      Bayesian perfect equilibrium strategies95–6
      Niou‐Kselman hypothesis93–4
      perceptions of party positions96
      third‐party supporters93–4
      utility maximization94, 95
      voters' estimation of election closeness94–5
    survey design27, 43–4
      and acquiescence response bias38–9
      and American National Election Studies, types of questions asked28–30
      and attitude recall41
      and basic design principles:
        basic rules33
        conversational norms and conventions32–3
        features of good questionnaires31
        optimizing respondents31
        survey satisficing respondents31–2
      and closed questions33–4
        benefits of34
        disadvantages of34
        problems with numerical answers34–5
      and dangers of asking ‘why?’41–2
      and ‘don't know’ options37–8
      and Likert scales38
      and open‐ended questions33–5
        benefits of34
        satisficing34
      and poorly designed questions30
      and question wording43
      and response order effects39–40
        primacy effects39
        recency effects39
      and seemingly open‐ended questions (SOEQs)39–40
    survey research9–10
      and American National Election Studies11
      and contextual data11
      and correlational studies11
      and experiments11
      and face‐to‐face surveys12
      and framing of questions11
      and importance of10
      and non‐probability samples:
        chain‐referral sampling20–1
        debate over19
        non‐probability internet samples18–20
        respondent‐driven sampling20–1
        respondent recruitment18
        sample selection and weighting19
      and panel data11
      and political behavior10
      and propensity matching11
      and response rates:
        non‐response error13
      and social desirability effects17–18
        worship attendance435
      and survey modes:
        comparison of15
        expansion of9
      and telephone surveys12
      and value of28
    telephone use, and survey research12
    term limits, as proposed solution for low turnout671
    Time‐sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences (TESS)710
    transnationalism, and Latinos' political behavior406–7
    trust:
      and representation718
    turnout, historical perspective on:
      and absolute number of voters125
      and electorate expansion126
      in Founding Era (1789–1824)129–31
        congressional elections130
        distant polling locations129
        limited political competition130
        measurement error129
      in Nationalization Era (1952‐present)136–8
        in Party Machine Era (1828–1896)131–2
      and rates of (1789–2006)127
        problems in calculating128
    United Kingdom, and electoral realignment679
    United States Constitution:
      and Fifteenth Amendment131
      and Nineteenth Amendment135
      and Twenty‐Fourth Amendment136
      and Twenty‐Sixth Amendment136, 138
    United States Supreme Court:
      and Baker v Carr (1962)651
      and Bandemer v Davis (1986)655
      and Bush v Gore (2000)137, 506
      and Caperton v A T Massey Coal Company (2009)508
      and Gaffney v Cummings (1973)655
      and Georgia v Ashcroft (2003)654
      and Newberry v United States (1921)615
      and Shaw v Reno (1993)654, 661
      and Smith v Allwright (1944)135
      and Thornburg v Gingles (1986)654, 655
    US Election Assistance Commission231
    vertical proximity effects, and ballots227
    voter behavior, formal models of:
      and assumptions underlying90
        simplification of reality91
      and controversial nature of90, 91
      and distinguishing characteristic of90
      and inferential process90
      and non‐cooperative game theory90
      and strategic voting92–7
        Bayesian perfect equilibrium strategies95–6
        Niou‐Kselman hypothesis93–4
        perceptions of party positions96
        third‐party supporters93–4
        utility maximization94, 95
        voters' estimation of election closeness94–5
      and voter competence92, 97–101
        knowledge threshold for competent voting100
        manipulability of voters97–8
        optimal behavior of uniformed voters98–9
        sources of information99
    voter competence92
      and direct democracy533
      and formal modeling of97–101
        knowledge threshold for competent voting100
        manipulability of voters97–8
        optimal behavior of uninformed voters98–9
        sources of information99
    voting technology and procedures:
      and ballot roll‐off224
      and changes in219
      and convenience voting228–9
        remote internet voting229
      and direct recording electronic voting equipment (DREs)219, 221, 224
      and election auditing225
      and interdisciplinary approach to230
      and usability of voting systems226–8
        ballot complexity226
        ballot order effects40, 227
        split‐ticket voting226
        vertical proximity effects227
      and voter confidence222
    Voting Technology Project (VTP)223, 231
    Watergate scandal616
    welfare policy, and bias in turnout167
    young people, and mobilizing impact of internet203–4
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