| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第9-10页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第10页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-14页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第14-19页 |
| 1.1 Historical Review of theAmerican Presidential Elections | 第14-16页 |
| 1.2 The Significance of the Research | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3 Methodology | 第17-18页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the Thesis | 第18-19页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第19-23页 |
| 2.1 Previous StudiesAbroad | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies at Home | 第21-23页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | 第23-31页 |
| 3.1 The Nature of Party | 第23-24页 |
| 3.2 Historical Development of the Two-party System | 第24-27页 |
| 3.3 The Roles ofAmerican Parties in the Presidential Electionss | 第27-31页 |
| 3.3.1 Nominating Candidates | 第27-28页 |
| 3.3.2 Party Identification | 第28-29页 |
| 3.3.3 Financial Support | 第29-31页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ INTEREST GROUPS IN THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | 第31-39页 |
| 4.1 The Definition of Interest Groups | 第31-32页 |
| 4.2 Types of Interest Groups | 第32-33页 |
| 4.3 The Roles of Interest Groups in theAmerican Presidential Elections | 第33-39页 |
| 4.3.1 Financial Support | 第33-34页 |
| 4.3.2 Group Identification | 第34-35页 |
| 4.3.3 ACase Study of the NRA’sAnti-gun-control Efforts in the Presidential Elections | 第35-39页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ MASS MEDIA IN THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | 第39-49页 |
| 5.1 Mass Media inAmerican Politics | 第39-42页 |
| 5.2 Television in theAmerican Presidential Elections | 第42-44页 |
| 5.2.1 Television | 第42页 |
| 5.2.2 John F. Kennedy and the Use of Television in the President Election 1960 | 第42-44页 |
| 5.3 Internet in theAmerican Presidential Elections | 第44-49页 |
| 5.3.1 Internet | 第44-45页 |
| 5.3.2 Barack Obama and the Use of Internet in the President Election of 2008 | 第45-49页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅵ INTERRELATIONS AMONG THREE KEY FACTORS | 第49-55页 |
| 6.1 Political Parties and Interest Groups | 第49-51页 |
| 6.1.1 Parties Labels and Group Labels | 第49-50页 |
| 6.1.2 Broad Issue Concerns and Single Issue Concerns | 第50页 |
| 6.1.3 Public Organization or PrivateAssociation | 第50-51页 |
| 6.2 Political Parties and Mass Media | 第51-53页 |
| 6.3 Interest Groups and Mass Media | 第53-55页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅶ CONCLUSION | 第55-57页 |
| 7.1 Research Conclusion and Findings | 第55-56页 |
| 7.2 Research Limitations and Recommendations | 第56-57页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第57-60页 |
