Groups readings together to give students context. Headnotes introduce each section. Gives students the background they need to understand the readings. Brief author biographies accompany each reading. Overview essays are found in each chapter.
Students can consider the background of the issue before making up their own minds.
The Nominating Process. . The Limits of Campaign Spending Limits, Stanley C. Brubaker. The Media and Campaigns. Media Coverage of Campaign '96, S. Robert Lichter and Richard E. Noyes. In Defense of Negative Campaigning, William G. Mayer.