Campaign Finance and American Democracy: What the Public Really Thinks and Why It Matters
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Weak Link? -- Chapter 3. The Uninformed Public -- Chapter 4. The Malleable Public -- Chapter 5. The Cynical Public -- Chapter 6. The Pragmatic Public -- Chapter 7. What Do the Experts Think? -- Chapter 8. Campaign Finance Laws and Trust in Government -- Chapter 9. Conclusion -- Appendix A: 2015 and 2016 Cooperative Congressional Election Study (CCES) Survey Background, Methodology, and Questions -- Appendix B: CCES Questions for Chapter 3 -- Appendix C: CCES Questions for Chapter 4 -- Appendix D: CCES Questions for Chapter 5 -- Appendix E: CCES Questions for Chapter 6 -- Appendix F: Expert Survey Background, Methodology, and Questions -- Appendix G: Survey Questions for Chapter 8 -- Notes -- References -- Index.