Who Governs?: Presidents, Public Opinion, and Manipulation

by James N. Druckman and Lawrence R. Jacobs

Book Overview

America's model of representational government rests on the premise that elected officials respond to the opinions of citizens. This is a myth, however, not a reality, according to James N. Druckman and Lawrence R. Jacobs. In Who Governs?, Druckman and Jacobs combine existing research with novel data from US presidential archives to show that presidents make policy by largely ignoring the views of most citizens in favor of affluent and well-connected...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022623441X
• ISBN13: 9780226234410
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"