Download or read book Political Behavior of the American Electorate and Political Behavior in Midterm Elections 2003 written by William H. Flanigan and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2003-02-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In their classic study, Flanigan and Zingale analyze and clearly explain the National Elections Studies (NES) data to highlight the characteristics that shape Americans' responses to politics: Are Americans committed to upholding basic democratic values? Who votes and why? How do economic and social characteristics influence individuals' political behavior? In their brief and compact volume, the authors address these crucial questions while placing them in the context of the changes that have occurred in American political behavior over the past fifty years.