The Changing American Voter
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The Changing American Voter is a landmark political science book that analyzes how and why patterns of electoral behavior and political attitudes in the United States evolved during the mid-20th century.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Changing American Voter Context triple: [Norman H. Nie, notableWork, The Changing American Voter]
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A.
Reassessment of The American Voter
Reassessment of The American Voter is a scholarly work that critically reexamines and updates the influential findings of the original political science classic The American Voter in light of newer data and theories about electoral behavior.
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B.
The American Voter
The American Voter is a landmark political science book that pioneered the study of voting behavior in the United States by analyzing how party identification and social factors shape electoral choices.
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C.
The Purpose of American Politics
The Purpose of American Politics is a 1960 book by political theorist Hans Morgenthau that examines the moral foundations, historical development, and guiding principles of the United States’ role in world affairs.
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D.
American Politics: The Promise of Disharmony
American Politics: The Promise of Disharmony is a political science book by Samuel P. Huntington that analyzes the recurring tensions between American ideals and political institutions throughout U.S. history.
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E.
The Michigan model of voting
The Michigan model of voting is a political science framework that explains voters’ choices primarily through long-term psychological attachments to political parties, shaped by socialization and group identities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Changing American Voter Target entity description: The Changing American Voter is a landmark political science book that analyzes how and why patterns of electoral behavior and political attitudes in the United States evolved during the mid-20th century.
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A.
Reassessment of The American Voter
Reassessment of The American Voter is a scholarly work that critically reexamines and updates the influential findings of the original political science classic The American Voter in light of newer data and theories about electoral behavior.
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B.
The American Voter
The American Voter is a landmark political science book that pioneered the study of voting behavior in the United States by analyzing how party identification and social factors shape electoral choices.
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C.
The Purpose of American Politics
The Purpose of American Politics is a 1960 book by political theorist Hans Morgenthau that examines the moral foundations, historical development, and guiding principles of the United States’ role in world affairs.
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D.
American Politics: The Promise of Disharmony
American Politics: The Promise of Disharmony is a political science book by Samuel P. Huntington that analyzes the recurring tensions between American ideals and political institutions throughout U.S. history.
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E.
The Michigan model of voting
The Michigan model of voting is a political science framework that explains voters’ choices primarily through long-term psychological attachments to political parties, shaped by socialization and group identities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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political science book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | behavioral political science ⓘ |
| author |
John R. Petrocik
NERFINISHED
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Norman H. Nie NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney Verba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| examines |
changes in partisan alignment
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changes in political sophistication of voters ⓘ relationship between social characteristics and vote choice ⓘ role of political issues in voting decisions ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
electoral studies
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political behavior ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
evolution of political attitudes in the United States
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evolution of voting behavior in the United States ⓘ mass political behavior ⓘ |
| genre | academic literature ⓘ |
| impact |
influenced empirical study of mass political attitudes
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shaped later theories of electoral realignment ⓘ |
| influencedField |
American politics scholarship
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survey research in political science ⓘ voting behavior research ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American voters
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electoral behavior in the United States ⓘ political attitudes in the United States ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of issue voting in the United States
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being a landmark study of American electoral change ⓘ systematic analysis of changes in party identification ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodAnalyzed | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| researchMethod |
quantitative analysis
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survey data analysis ⓘ |
| setting | United States political system ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
political scientists
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researchers in electoral behavior ⓘ students of American politics ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
1960s United States elections
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early 1970s United States elections ⓘ post-World War II era ⓘ |
| usedDataSource | national election surveys of the United States ⓘ |
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