Relationships between perceived voter use of information sources and perceived source credibility and gubernatorial candidate preference were examined in a cross-lagged correlation design employing data from Illinois primary and general election surveys. The only significant test-retest correlation for source use and believability was for…

This study of the UCLA campus develops data which would provide an improved understanding of the differences in ways in which on- or near-campus students as opposed to commuting students tend to vote. Student voting information collected for this study pertained to the November 1972 general election. Data were collected by a questionnaire…

The sole issue discussed in this amicus brief is whether law faculty should be in a representational unit separate from the rest of the university in National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) conducted elections. It is the position of the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) that the NLRB should adopt a policy of preferring to place law faculty…

Studies of agenda setting, which asserts that audiences note what is emphasized in the news media and incorporate a similar set of emphases into their personal agendas, are reviewed in this essay. Separate sections consider early empirical evidence in support of the concept; contingent conditions; differing effects of newspapers and television;…

Do politicians behave on the conventional premise that old-age based election campaign efforts can shift the votes of older persons from one candidate to another? A case examination of the 1976 campaign of Jimmy Carter for the Presidency of the United States raises some doubts about the centrality of this premise. (Author)

A brief historical analysis of values and traits of Idaho inhabitants is supplemented by an examination of political behavior patterns and recent survey data. It is indicated that pioneer democracy, with its stress on equality and individuality, has been transmitted as part of a political subculture to present day Idaho. (Author/GC)

Though many states no longer prohibit the institutionalized mental patient from voting, it appears that many patients are not aware that they have this right. Discusses a plan implemented by the author, Vice-President of the Lehigh Valley Mental Health Association, Allentown, Pennsylvania, and a hospital committee to assist patients at a local…

Notes that party decomposition is likely to continue. The probable future pattern is one where the major parties continue to exert influence on the voting choices of the American public, but where many voters are available for mobilization by competing movements. (Author/AM)

As demographic subgroups have become more homogeneous in their voting preferences, attitudes of individuals have become important factors in explaining voting tendencies. Voting on tax issues becomes a way of expressing reactions to the quality of services received and to the politics of government officials. (Author)

Provides advice to help school districts pass bond referenda. Includes lists of why referenda fail and win and ways to develop a successful bond campaign including a referendum timeline. (MD)

Encourages use of the newspaper to remediate skills in older nonreaders. Proposes teaching essential reading skills concomitant with basic voting procedures so that nonreading adults will be able to function in society and describes seven activities requiring use of critical, literal and inferential skills. (JK)

Even in today's age of predictions and projections, children still need to be taught about the importance of voting. A short historical unit provides facts about past elections, voting rights, and close elections. Activities to reinforce these teachings are offered. (DF)

Outlines the results of a survey of seven school dictricts whose tax referenda failed. Includes a list of 40 reasons why districts lose in tax votes. (MD)

Analyzed are two county level maps showing support for George Wallace's and John Anderson's quests for the presidency in 1968 and 1980 respectively. The maps can be used in courses on the regional geography of American politics. (RM)

This guide will help secondary teachers use the 1984 elections as a tool to teach about American government and politics. Students use their town, county, or city as the classroom. Newspapers, community resources, campaign materials and activities, and the broadcast media are their textbooks. (RM)