Negotiating Agreement in Politics
... The breakdown of political negotiation within Congress today is puzzling in several important respects. The United States used to be viewed as a land of broad consensus and pragmatic politics in which sharp ideological differences were largely absent; yet today politics is dominated by intense party ...
... The breakdown of political negotiation within Congress today is puzzling in several important respects. The United States used to be viewed as a land of broad consensus and pragmatic politics in which sharp ideological differences were largely absent; yet today politics is dominated by intense party ...
Economic voting and the Great Recession in Europe
... The Great Recession of 2007–09 was the worst global economic crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. The effects were felt across most of the developed world and Europe was no exception. In many European countries, austerity programmes were implemented in response to the recession, which wer ...
... The Great Recession of 2007–09 was the worst global economic crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. The effects were felt across most of the developed world and Europe was no exception. In many European countries, austerity programmes were implemented in response to the recession, which wer ...
The Tea Party Movement: Right-Wing
... opening for their opponents rather than for themselves. In this sense, most right-wing movements are reactions against gains by lower status groups. Most explanations for right-wing and conservative mobilization have focused on the importance of status politics; efforts to restore the prestige of sa ...
... opening for their opponents rather than for themselves. In this sense, most right-wing movements are reactions against gains by lower status groups. Most explanations for right-wing and conservative mobilization have focused on the importance of status politics; efforts to restore the prestige of sa ...
Coalition-Building and the Politics of Electoral Capture During the
... southern Democratic legislators. Although African-American voters strongly rebuked Nixon at election time, prominent Republican party leaders continued to believe that any new majority coalition had to have a place for significant portions, if not the majority, of the black vote. Further complicatin ...
... southern Democratic legislators. Although African-American voters strongly rebuked Nixon at election time, prominent Republican party leaders continued to believe that any new majority coalition had to have a place for significant portions, if not the majority, of the black vote. Further complicatin ...
If Only They Knew: Citizens` Knowledge of Roll Call Behavior and
... At its starting point, my theory posits that because obtaining information about a specific legislator’s record is costly, most individuals will use the shortcut of party label to infer a legislator’s position on a particular issue. From this theoretical claim, I can derive a couple of key empirical ...
... At its starting point, my theory posits that because obtaining information about a specific legislator’s record is costly, most individuals will use the shortcut of party label to infer a legislator’s position on a particular issue. From this theoretical claim, I can derive a couple of key empirical ...
Nicholas_DeFillipos_Final_Thesis
... Nothings, the immigrants were the worst of European society. There were even claims that European governments sent over their poor and criminals. “From the refuge of the oppressed, we have come to be the great Botany Bay of the world,” claimed one nativist journal. 9 The Know Nothing Party pushed fo ...
... Nothings, the immigrants were the worst of European society. There were even claims that European governments sent over their poor and criminals. “From the refuge of the oppressed, we have come to be the great Botany Bay of the world,” claimed one nativist journal. 9 The Know Nothing Party pushed fo ...
People`s Party (United States)
... often obtained through electoral fusion, with the Democrats outside the South, but with alliances with the Republicans in Southern states like Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.[5] For example, in the elections of 1894, a coalition of Populists and Republicans led by Populist Marion Butl ...
... often obtained through electoral fusion, with the Democrats outside the South, but with alliances with the Republicans in Southern states like Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.[5] For example, in the elections of 1894, a coalition of Populists and Republicans led by Populist Marion Butl ...
Do Party Systems Matter?
... others are characterized by a multi-party system.1 Not only do party systems differ across the states, but the number of parties competitive in state elections also varies within a state. This variation in party systems, we will show, accounts for the differences in the levels of public goods provid ...
... others are characterized by a multi-party system.1 Not only do party systems differ across the states, but the number of parties competitive in state elections also varies within a state. This variation in party systems, we will show, accounts for the differences in the levels of public goods provid ...
the initiative to party
... ballot measures consistent with their platforms. In 1998 the California Republican Party anted up $175,878 to the proponents of Prop. 8, Governor Wilson’s public education ‘reform’ swan song after Wilson came to the party and said: ‘I’d like you to kick in some money’ for the campaign (California GO ...
... ballot measures consistent with their platforms. In 1998 the California Republican Party anted up $175,878 to the proponents of Prop. 8, Governor Wilson’s public education ‘reform’ swan song after Wilson came to the party and said: ‘I’d like you to kick in some money’ for the campaign (California GO ...
The Effect of BCRA on the Redistribution of Campaign Cash By
... increasingly willing to respond to party leaders’ coordination and mobilization efforts to assist their party’s electoral activities. The role of incumbents as campaign contributors is constrained by the broader campaign finance environment. Members of Congress face contribution rules that are simi ...
... increasingly willing to respond to party leaders’ coordination and mobilization efforts to assist their party’s electoral activities. The role of incumbents as campaign contributors is constrained by the broader campaign finance environment. Members of Congress face contribution rules that are simi ...
BurkhalterWPSA 14 Paperfinal
... In contrast, from a political communication point of view of legislative action (hereafter “a political communication view”) a party’s legislative record never speaks for itself; rather, the party brand reflects a set of intentional communication choices before and after agendas are set and legisla ...
... In contrast, from a political communication point of view of legislative action (hereafter “a political communication view”) a party’s legislative record never speaks for itself; rather, the party brand reflects a set of intentional communication choices before and after agendas are set and legisla ...
Progressive Party (United States, 1912)
... In California, the state Republican party was controlled by governor and Roosevelt ally Hiram Johnson, the Vice-Presidential nominee, so progressives there stayed with the Republican label (with one exception). Most of the Progressive candidates were in New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Massach ...
... In California, the state Republican party was controlled by governor and Roosevelt ally Hiram Johnson, the Vice-Presidential nominee, so progressives there stayed with the Republican label (with one exception). Most of the Progressive candidates were in New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Massach ...
Chapter 5 - Russell County Moodle
... The Historical Basis. The nation started out with two-parties: the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. The Force of Tradition. America has a two-party system because it always has had one. Minor parties, lacking wide political support, have never made a successful showing, so people are reluctant ...
... The Historical Basis. The nation started out with two-parties: the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. The Force of Tradition. America has a two-party system because it always has had one. Minor parties, lacking wide political support, have never made a successful showing, so people are reluctant ...
Chapter 5, Section 2
... The Historical Basis. The nation started out with two-parties: the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. The Force of Tradition. America has a two-party system because it always has had one. Minor parties, lacking wide political support, have never made a successful showing, so people are reluctant ...
... The Historical Basis. The nation started out with two-parties: the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. The Force of Tradition. America has a two-party system because it always has had one. Minor parties, lacking wide political support, have never made a successful showing, so people are reluctant ...
Politics in my lifetime / Elmer A. Benson. - Collections
... personal or social problems, I am troubled by the popularitx' of this kind of escapism in our country, and I think the communists set a good example. In any event, Hathaway reformed and became the business agent for one of the CIO unions in Minneapolis. My larger point here is simply that radicals o ...
... personal or social problems, I am troubled by the popularitx' of this kind of escapism in our country, and I think the communists set a good example. In any event, Hathaway reformed and became the business agent for one of the CIO unions in Minneapolis. My larger point here is simply that radicals o ...
American Political Parties 1. Americans have had a choice between
... d) poor white voters e) immigrant citizens 34) In terms of organizational structure, American political parties are ...
... d) poor white voters e) immigrant citizens 34) In terms of organizational structure, American political parties are ...
The Future of the American Two-Party System in the Twenty
... of Democratic supremacy during and after the Depression. Both of these exceptions may reflect the effects of the system of long-term cycles that I will discuss below. Similar short term cycles have operated for governorships in states with competitive two-party systems. In the seven most populous st ...
... of Democratic supremacy during and after the Depression. Both of these exceptions may reflect the effects of the system of long-term cycles that I will discuss below. Similar short term cycles have operated for governorships in states with competitive two-party systems. In the seven most populous st ...
Chapter 8 Political Party
... describe how each contributes to overall party coherence. 8.3 Explain why political parties formed in the United States and evaluate how their strength and importance has changed over time. 8.4 Compare and contrast the demographics of people who identify as Democrats and Republicans; explain how par ...
... describe how each contributes to overall party coherence. 8.3 Explain why political parties formed in the United States and evaluate how their strength and importance has changed over time. 8.4 Compare and contrast the demographics of people who identify as Democrats and Republicans; explain how par ...
Research Reports - 1980, No. 43 - American Institute for Economic
... 1. An immediate $180.7 billion tax cut and a $201.4 billion spending cut; a 50% reduction in income tax rates and an immediate end to budget deficits. Eventual revocation of all personal and corporate taxes on income, capital gains, sales, VAT, and property; repeal 16th Amendment and no prosecutions ...
... 1. An immediate $180.7 billion tax cut and a $201.4 billion spending cut; a 50% reduction in income tax rates and an immediate end to budget deficits. Eventual revocation of all personal and corporate taxes on income, capital gains, sales, VAT, and property; repeal 16th Amendment and no prosecutions ...
Democratic Party History
... the other. The Democratic Party, the nation’s oldest existing party, has played a vital role in the history and politics of the United States. From 1828 through 1996, Democrats won 20 of the 43 presidential elections. They dominated U.S. politics from 1828 through 1856, winning 6 of the 8 presidenti ...
... the other. The Democratic Party, the nation’s oldest existing party, has played a vital role in the history and politics of the United States. From 1828 through 1996, Democrats won 20 of the 43 presidential elections. They dominated U.S. politics from 1828 through 1856, winning 6 of the 8 presidenti ...
AP GOVERNMENT WORKSHEET
... America is to win elections. 22) Because political parties exist in the electorate, as an organization, and in government, they may be seen as linkage. 23) In our fragmented government, political parties are necessary to coordinate policymaking among the branches of government. 24) According to the ...
... America is to win elections. 22) Because political parties exist in the electorate, as an organization, and in government, they may be seen as linkage. 23) In our fragmented government, political parties are necessary to coordinate policymaking among the branches of government. 24) According to the ...
Whigs Restored Two Party Rule to Chatham and North Carolina
... federally financed internal improvements, constitutional reform, a reform of party machinery and the exclusion of slavery above 36º 30’. Chatham, Randolph and Guilford Counties, supported Crawford, the Republican. The election of 1824 had Jackson winning a plurality of popular and electoral votes, b ...
... federally financed internal improvements, constitutional reform, a reform of party machinery and the exclusion of slavery above 36º 30’. Chatham, Randolph and Guilford Counties, supported Crawford, the Republican. The election of 1824 had Jackson winning a plurality of popular and electoral votes, b ...
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... Democrats dominate all but two presidential elections. The Whig Party emerges in 1834, but declines by the 1850s, electing only two Presidents. The Republican Party is founded in 1854. ...
... Democrats dominate all but two presidential elections. The Whig Party emerges in 1834, but declines by the 1850s, electing only two Presidents. The Republican Party is founded in 1854. ...
Political Parties Chapter Summary I. Introduction (234
... Anthony Downs defined a political party as a “team of men and women seeking to control the governing apparatus by gaining office in a duly constituted election.” Political parties are like three-headed political giants. First, the party-in-theelectorate is the largest component of an American party. ...
... Anthony Downs defined a political party as a “team of men and women seeking to control the governing apparatus by gaining office in a duly constituted election.” Political parties are like three-headed political giants. First, the party-in-theelectorate is the largest component of an American party. ...