Contents
Preface
Introduction. Political Knowledge, Political Power, and the Democratic Citizen
1. From Democratic Theory to Democratic Practice: The Case for an Informed Citizenry
2. What Americans Know about Politics
3. Stability and Change in Political Knowledge
4. Who's Informed? Individual, Group, and Collective Patterns of Political Knowledge
5. Explaining Political Knowledge
6. The Consequences of Political Knowledge and Ignorance
7. Informing the Public's Discretion
Appendix 1. Overview of Data Sources
Appendix 2. The Conceptualization and Measurement of Political Knowledge
Appendix 3. Knowledge over Time
Appendix 4. Details of the Structural Analysis Used in Chapter 4
Appendix 5. Methodology of the Analysis of Information's Impact on Opinion in Chapter 6
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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