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1. The modern and the postmodern -- 2. Re-imaging the presidency : Ronald Reagan -- 3. The fragmented presidency : George H.W. Bush -- 4. The shape-shifter : Bill Clinton -- 5. The hyperreal president : George W. Bush -- 6. Horizontal politics : the 2008 presidential election -- 7. The juxtaposed presidency : Barack Obama's modern presidency in a postmodern world.

Participatory democratic theorists have long claimed that political participation improves citizens & integrates them into the political community. The effects of campaign participation on the attitudes & opinions of 57 college students in NY, particularly attitudes of alienation, were examined through the use of pre- & postcampaign Q sorts. By comparing the results with those of a control group, it was determined that campaign participation does result in greater attitudinal shift for participants than for nonparticipants; however, the changes that occurred resulted not only in shifts away from alienation (as democratic theorists predicted), but also in shifts toward greater alienation (contrary to predictions). 1 Table, 39 References. Adapted from the source document.

This article treats the minor party as an independent variable in the realignment process and establishes an association between the strength of the minor party and the sharpness of the realignment. The research correlates the percentage of the Democratic vote in counties throughout the nation over three historical periods, 1884 to 1900, 1916 to 1932, and 1960 to 1976. In the first two eras the data supported the conclusion that the minor parties (the Populist party in the election of 1892 and the Progressive party in the election of 1924) were strongly associated with the sharpness of the realignment process. No realignment was uncovered for the third period, although there was evidence of electoral disaggregation. The relevance of the minor party, the American Independent Party, could not be determined.