Author : Michael X. Delli Carpini
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 46,58 MB
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780300072754
The authors explore how Americans' levels of political knowledge have changed over the past 50 years, how such knowledge is distributed among different groups, and how it is used in political decision-making. Drawing on extensive survey data, they present compelling evidence for benefits of a politically informed citizenry--and the cost of one that is poorly and inequitably informed. 62 illustrations.