Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Tables and Figures ix
4. Preface xiii
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. Contributors xvii
7. 1. Introduction: Studying Public Opinion in the American States 1
8. 2. Does Familiarity Breed Contempt? Examining the Correlates of State-Level Confidence in the Federal Government 19
9. 3. State Residency, State Laws, and Public Opinion 38
10. 4. Mexican-American and Cuban-American Public Opinion: Differences at the State Level? 53
11. 5. Public Opinion in the States: Determinants of Legislative Job Performance 79
12. 6. The State Economy, the National Economy, and Gubernatorial Popularity 102
13. 7. Ideological Cleavage, Political Competition, and Policy Making in the American States 121
14. 8. The Civil State:Trust, Polarization, and the Quality of State Government 142
15. 9. Public Opinion and Policy Making in the Culture Wars: Is There a Connection Between Opinion and State Policy on Gay and Lesbian Issues? 163
16. 10. Citizen Influences on State Policy Priorities: The Interplay of Public Opinion and Interest Groups 183
17. 11. State-Level Opinions from National Surveys: Poststratification Using Multilevel Logistic Regression 209
18. 12. Public Opinion in the States:A Quarter Century of Change and Stability 229
19. 13. Conclusions:Where We Have Been,Where Should We Go 254
20. Index 271