Public opinion and democratic accountability: how citizens learn about politics

1. Issue importance, political context, and Democratic responsiveness

2. Local press coverage of congressional roll call votes

3. Context, motivation, and selective attentiveness to the Clarence Thomas confirmation vote

4. Perceptions of issue importance and campaign attentiveness

5. Priming issues during Senate campaigns

6. Issue importance, campaign context, and perceptions of candidate distinctiveness in gubernatorial elections

7. Issue importance, campaign context, and political participation

8. The role of public opinion in the Democratic process.