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For decades, public expectations of U.S. presidents have become
increasingly excessive and unreasonable. Despite much anecdotal
evidence, few scholars have attempted to test the expectations gap
thesis empirically. This is the first systematic study to prove the
existence of the expectations gap and to identify the factors that
contribute to the public's disappointment in a given president.
Using data from five original surveys, the authors confirm that the
expectations gap is manifest in public opinion. It leads to lower
approval ratings, lowers the chance that a president will be
reelected, and even contributes to the success of the political
party that does not hold the White House in congressional midterm
elections. This study provides important insights not only on the
American presidency and public opinion, but also on citizens' trust
in government.
For decades, public expectations of U.S. presidents have become
increasingly excessive and unreasonable. Despite much anecdotal
evidence, few scholars have attempted to test the expectations gap
thesis empirically. This is the first systematic study to prove the
existence of the expectations gap and to identify the factors that
contribute to the public's disappointment in a given president.
Using data from five original surveys, the authors confirm that
the expectations gap is manifest in public opinion. It leads to
lower approval ratings, lowers the chance that a president will be
reelected, and even contributes to the success of the political
party that does not hold the White House in congressional midterm
elections. This study provides important insights not only on the
American presidency and public opinion, but also on citizens' trust
in government.
The bureaucracy in the United States has a hand in almost all
aspects of our lives, from the water we drink to the parts in our
cars. For a force so influential and pervasive, however, this body
of all nonelective government officials remains an enigmatic,
impersonal entity. The literature of bureaucratic theory is rife
with contradictions and mysteries. Bureaucrats, Politics, and the
Environment attempts to clarify some of these problems. The authors
surveyed the workers at two agencies: enforcement personnel from
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and employees of the New
Mexico Environment Department. By examining what they think about
politics, the environment, their budgets, and the other
institutions and agencies with which they interact, this work puts
a face on the bureaucracy and provides an explanation for its
actions.
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