""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""1 The Electoral Incentive""; ""2 Congressional Elections: The Case of the Vanishing Marginals""; ""3 Why Did V. O. Key Draw Back from His ��Have-Nots�� Claim?""; ""4 Divided Party Control: Does It Make a Difference?""; ""5 Clinton, the 103d Congress, and Unified Party Control: What Are the Lessons?""; ""6 U.S. Policy Waves in Comparative Context""; ""7 Presidential Elections and Policy Change: How Much of a Connection Is There?""; ""8 Innovative Midterm Elections""; ""9 Electoral Realignments""; ""10 Actions in the Public Sphere""
""11 Supermajority Rule in the U.S. Senate""""12 Wars and American Politics""; ""13 Events as Causes: The Case of American Politics""; ""14 Incumbency Advantage in U.S. Presidential Elections: The Historical Record""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Z""