Chapter 1: The Nominating Process.
. Divisive Primaries and Democratic Party Electoral Prospects, James I. Lengle, Diana Owen, Molly W. Sonner, The Caucus/Convention System: A Tradition Worth Preserving, James W. Davis Overview: A Quarter-Century of Direct Democracy in Presidential Nomination Campaigns: What's The Verdict? John Haskell.
Chapter 2: Money and Campaigns. The Presidency: Not For Sale, Michael Roginson, Clyde Wilcox, and Paul Marshall. The Limits of Campaign Spending Limits, Stanley C. Brubaker. Overview: New Realities, New Thinking, The Task Force on Campaign Finance Reform, Citizens' Research Foundation.
Chapter 3: The Media and Campaigns. There They Go Again: Media Coverage of Campaign '96, S. Robert Lichter and Richard E. Noyes. TV Ad Wars: How to Cut Advertising Costs in Political Campaigns, Fred Wertheimer. Overview: In Defense of Negative Campaigning, William G. Mayer.
Chapter 4: Voting: The Matter of Turnout. Voter Turnout in U.S. Presidential Elections: A Historical View and Some Speculation, Peter F. Nardulli, Jon K. Dalager, and Donald E. Greco. Compulsory Voting Is the Best Way to Keep Democracy Strong, Arend Liphart. Overview: Just How Much Difference Does Turnout Really Make? Ruy Teixeira.
Chapter 5: The Voting Decision. Theories of Voting, Martin P. Wattenberg. Scholars Misinterpret the Data About Independent Voters, Raymond E. Wolfinger. Overview: Discourse and the Voting Decision, Marion R. Just, Ann N. Crigler, Dean E. Alger, Timothy E. Cook, Montagne Kern, and Darrell West.
Chapter 6: Voting: A Macro-Level View. 1996 Vote; The No Majority Realignment Continues, Everett Carll Ladd. Ideological Realignment in the U.S. Electorate, Alan I. Abramowitz and Kyle L. Saunders. Overview: The Passing of Realignment and The Advent of the Base-Less Party System, Daniel M. Shea.
Chapter 7: Parties, Elections, and Governance. Myth of the Presidential Mandate, Robert A. Dahl. Parliamentary Government in the United States? Gerald M. Pomper. Overview: The Causes and Consequences of Divided Government: Lessons of 1992-1994, Morris P. Florina.