V.O. Key (1908-1963) taught political science at the University of California, Los Angeles, and at Johns Hopkins, Yale, and Harvard universities. He was president of the American Political Science Association and author of numerous books, including American State Politics: An Introduction (1956); Public Opinion and American Democracy (1961); and The Responsible Electorate (1966).

A monumental accomplishment in the field of political investigation." —Hodding Carter, New York Times"The raw truth of southern political behavior." —C. Vann Woodward, Yale Review"[This book] should be on the 'must' list of any student of American politics." —Ralph J. Bunche

V.O. Key (1908-1963) taught political science at the University of California, Los Angeles, and at Johns Hopkins, Yale, and Harvard universities. He was president of the American Political Science Association and author of numerous books, including American State Politics: An Introduction (1956); Public Opinion and American Democracy (1961); and The Responsible Electorate (1966).

A monumental accomplishment in the field of political investigation." —Hodding Carter, New York Times"The raw truth of southern political behavior." —C. Vann Woodward, Yale Review"[This book] should be on the 'must' list of any student of American politics." —Ralph J. Bunche

V.O. Key (1908-1963) taught political science at the University of California, Los Angeles, and at Johns Hopkins, Yale, and Harvard universities. He was president of the American Political Science Association and author of numerous books, including American State Politics: An Introduction (1956); Public Opinion and American Democracy (1961); and The Responsible Electorate (1966).

A monumental accomplishment in the field of political investigation." —Hodding Carter, New York Times"The raw truth of southern political behavior." —C. Vann Woodward, Yale Review"[This book] should be on the 'must' list of any student of American politics." —Ralph J. Bunche