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In the spring of 1973, the author conducted a survey of political scientists teaching Latin American politics at American colleges and universities. The intention was to collect and disseminate information on (1) the techniques used in teaching Latin American politics, (2) the books assigned most frequently to students, (3) the identification of political systems most frequently emphasized in the classroom, and (4) the current level of student interest in the politics of Latin America. In addition to these data, information was gathered on those who teach in the area—i.e., how many have done field research, in which countries do they have the most expertise, and which approaches to political development do they find useful in teaching Latin American politics.

ABSTRACTThree cross‐sectional data sets for the U.S. House of Representatives are analyzed for 1973 to 1978. The conclusions are: (1) Political support for environmental legislation has remained stable and has not diminished in the face of economic problems and energy shortages. (2) The East is the region most supportive of environmental issues while the South is by far the least supportive. (3) Clear partisan differences exist with the Democrats consistently more pro‐environmental than Republicans. (4) The most important factor associated with environmental support is ideology. Although interrelated with party, it is more salient than either party or constituency factors. (5) Support for pro‐environmental voting is strongest in urban and suburban constituencies and weakest in rural and mixed districts.

An examination of the impact of partisan politics, ideology, & constituency on support for environmental quality. The following conclusions are drawn from analysis of 3 cross-sectional data sets for the US House of Representatives from 1973 to 1978: (1) Political support for environmental legislation has remained stable & not diminished in the face of economic problems & energy shortages. (2) The East is the region most supportive of environmental issues while the South is the least supportive. (3) Clear partisan differences exist with Democrats consistently more proenvironmental than Republicans. (4) The most important factor associated with environmental support is ideology. Although interrelated with party, it is more salient than either party or constituency factors. (5) Support for proenvironmental voting is strongest in Ur & suburban constituencies & weakest in Ru & mixed districts. 4 Tables. HA.