Districting for a Low-Information Electorate
... citizens from registering their preferences or from aggregating votes to elect their "candidates of choice." But expressed voter preferences are not necessarily wise - that is, they are not necessarily the same as informed preferences, or what voters would think if they knew basic facts about politi ...
... citizens from registering their preferences or from aggregating votes to elect their "candidates of choice." But expressed voter preferences are not necessarily wise - that is, they are not necessarily the same as informed preferences, or what voters would think if they knew basic facts about politi ...
Official PDF , 32 pages
... parliamentary democracies have different vote of confidence rules, but they all share the feature that a majority of representatives in parliament has the power to bring down the executive by a vote of no confidence. Votes of confidence are usually more threatening when they come from inside the gov ...
... parliamentary democracies have different vote of confidence rules, but they all share the feature that a majority of representatives in parliament has the power to bring down the executive by a vote of no confidence. Votes of confidence are usually more threatening when they come from inside the gov ...
Political Hobbyism: A Theory of Mass Behavior
... human contact.” This is similar to recent language by Schlozman (2015) that some people attend protests “to meet girls” and language by Gloria Steinem that young women supported Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton in 2016 because “the boys are with Bernie.”7 One interviewee summed up his motivations ...
... human contact.” This is similar to recent language by Schlozman (2015) that some people attend protests “to meet girls” and language by Gloria Steinem that young women supported Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton in 2016 because “the boys are with Bernie.”7 One interviewee summed up his motivations ...
Chapter 4 – American Political Culture Overview
... such as improving a neighborhood or combating intolerance, which in turn produces useful projects. o Some worry that social capital may be decreasing, as people are less likely to join voluntary associations. Americans once bowled in leagues; now they bowl alone. Americans no longer participate in t ...
... such as improving a neighborhood or combating intolerance, which in turn produces useful projects. o Some worry that social capital may be decreasing, as people are less likely to join voluntary associations. Americans once bowled in leagues; now they bowl alone. Americans no longer participate in t ...
Tony L. Hill
... Research assistant to Prof. Charles H. Stewart, III of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Department of Political Science, Summer 2006, Summer 2007, Spring 2009, Summer 2009. Duties included organizing archival data on legislative elections to U.S. Senate from 1871 to 1917; critiquing a ...
... Research assistant to Prof. Charles H. Stewart, III of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Department of Political Science, Summer 2006, Summer 2007, Spring 2009, Summer 2009. Duties included organizing archival data on legislative elections to U.S. Senate from 1871 to 1917; critiquing a ...
Critical Elections and Political Realignments in the USA: 1860–2000
... Typically, this utility is a function of the ‘expected’ vote share of the candidate. It is also usually assumed that all candidates have similar utilities, in that each one prefers to win. While there are many variants of this model, almost all reach a similar conclusion: candidates will adopt ident ...
... Typically, this utility is a function of the ‘expected’ vote share of the candidate. It is also usually assumed that all candidates have similar utilities, in that each one prefers to win. While there are many variants of this model, almost all reach a similar conclusion: candidates will adopt ident ...
scott morgenstern - University of Pittsburgh
... Duke’s Arts and Sciences Research Council, grant to support study of Spain’s parliament and political parties, (1998); research on ideology and legislative voting while in Spain (2001-2002) Friedrich Ebert. Grant to study legislatures in Latin America. (The money funded the original conference that ...
... Duke’s Arts and Sciences Research Council, grant to support study of Spain’s parliament and political parties, (1998); research on ideology and legislative voting while in Spain (2001-2002) Friedrich Ebert. Grant to study legislatures in Latin America. (The money funded the original conference that ...
the initiative to party
... Magleby (1984: 189) finds that ‘parties are excluded from participation in drafting the measures and therefore may not play much of a role in interpreting them to the voters’. Parties do not engage in the initiative process, reasons Magleby (1984: 174), as the success or failure of initiatives rarel ...
... Magleby (1984: 189) finds that ‘parties are excluded from participation in drafting the measures and therefore may not play much of a role in interpreting them to the voters’. Parties do not engage in the initiative process, reasons Magleby (1984: 174), as the success or failure of initiatives rarel ...
Instructor Manual
... Agents of socialization are divided into two groups: primary and secondary. Primary groups comprise those individuals with whom one has face-to-face, regular, and frequent contact, including family, friends, peers, and teachers. These groups are comprised of people from similar backgrounds and thus ...
... Agents of socialization are divided into two groups: primary and secondary. Primary groups comprise those individuals with whom one has face-to-face, regular, and frequent contact, including family, friends, peers, and teachers. These groups are comprised of people from similar backgrounds and thus ...
Chapter 8 Political Party
... 8.1 Define the role political parties play in the U.S. political system. 8.2 Identify the three major components of the political party and 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 impo ...
... 8.1 Define the role political parties play in the U.S. political system. 8.2 Identify the three major components of the political party and 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 impo ...
united states mission to the united nations
... others. In addition to permitting voting at alternate accessible locations, election officials should provide curbside voting at the inaccessible polling place on election day. ...
... others. In addition to permitting voting at alternate accessible locations, election officials should provide curbside voting at the inaccessible polling place on election day. ...
Robert G. Boatright
... Forthcoming (2011). “Campaign Finance Reform and the Democratic Deficit in the United States.” In Imperfect Democracies: The Democratic Deficit in Canada and the United States, ed. Richard Simeon and Patti Lenard. Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia Press. Forthcoming (2010). “Regulating a ...
... Forthcoming (2011). “Campaign Finance Reform and the Democratic Deficit in the United States.” In Imperfect Democracies: The Democratic Deficit in Canada and the United States, ed. Richard Simeon and Patti Lenard. Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia Press. Forthcoming (2010). “Regulating a ...
SAMPLE Research Paper
... discourse to stray from policy and focus on image. After the tragic events of September 11, 2001, many in the nation were grappling with strong emotions. President Bush gave a radio address with the following message: “[T]he United States is presenting a clear choice to every nation: Stand with the ...
... discourse to stray from policy and focus on image. After the tragic events of September 11, 2001, many in the nation were grappling with strong emotions. President Bush gave a radio address with the following message: “[T]he United States is presenting a clear choice to every nation: Stand with the ...
File
... For voters : • More people are unwilling to label themselves as “Democrats” or “Republicans” • Split-ticket voting—voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election ...
... For voters : • More people are unwilling to label themselves as “Democrats” or “Republicans” • Split-ticket voting—voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election ...
The Future of the American Two-Party System in the Twenty
... unprecedented highs since modern polling began measuring the electorate. In voting for the House of Representatives, 91 percent of Republicans and 88 percent of Democrats cast ballots for their party’s candidate—both figures also record highs in modern polling (White 2004). Only 14 percent of congre ...
... unprecedented highs since modern polling began measuring the electorate. In voting for the House of Representatives, 91 percent of Republicans and 88 percent of Democrats cast ballots for their party’s candidate—both figures also record highs in modern polling (White 2004). Only 14 percent of congre ...
what is effective campaign advertising on voters?
... best for the future of the country if we take an active part in world affairs or if we stay out of world affairs.” Findings: support for engagement was consistently above 60%, did not drop after the fall of the USSR, and was similar to levels during heights of the cold war. ...
... best for the future of the country if we take an active part in world affairs or if we stay out of world affairs.” Findings: support for engagement was consistently above 60%, did not drop after the fall of the USSR, and was similar to levels during heights of the cold war. ...
The Role of Opposition Parties in a Democracy
... History of Democracy Liberal democracy has a checkered history. When voting, a key element of exercising one’ s political rights, was first introduced in today’ s liberal democracies, it was confined to a tiny minority of propertied males (usually above 30) who paid taxes (Chang, 2002). Even then, ...
... History of Democracy Liberal democracy has a checkered history. When voting, a key element of exercising one’ s political rights, was first introduced in today’ s liberal democracies, it was confined to a tiny minority of propertied males (usually above 30) who paid taxes (Chang, 2002). Even then, ...
Table of Contents
... 5 The Struggle for Civil Rights 146 Winning Rights: The Political Process 149 Seven Steps to Political Equality 149 How the Courts Review Cases 150 Suspect Categories 150 Quasi-suspect Categories 150 Nonsuspect Categories 151 ...
... 5 The Struggle for Civil Rights 146 Winning Rights: The Political Process 149 Seven Steps to Political Equality 149 How the Courts Review Cases 150 Suspect Categories 150 Quasi-suspect Categories 150 Nonsuspect Categories 151 ...
Political History beyond the Red-Blue Divide
... policy preferences of many citizens. The new political history has had difficulty accounting for the large group of voters in the middle (and on the sidelines) of American politics, the ordinary people who are not committed activists, are not particularly ideological, and do not self-identify as war ...
... policy preferences of many citizens. The new political history has had difficulty accounting for the large group of voters in the middle (and on the sidelines) of American politics, the ordinary people who are not committed activists, are not particularly ideological, and do not self-identify as war ...
The project of democracy - The National Citizens Initiative for
... political rights offers release to a host of engaged and diverse political voices. The most telling symptom of the malady is the low level of popular participation in American elections: in recent years, only half of all eligible adults have voted in presidential elections, and fewer than 40 percent ...
... political rights offers release to a host of engaged and diverse political voices. The most telling symptom of the malady is the low level of popular participation in American elections: in recent years, only half of all eligible adults have voted in presidential elections, and fewer than 40 percent ...
Super Committee Designed To Fail Says CU-Boulder Political Science Professor Ken Bickers
... to be any different in the fall than what Americans witnessed during the debate over raising the debt limit. “This is a game of chicken. The Democrats are in one car, the Republicans are in another car and they are careening down the road at each other and at stake is this set of spending programs, ...
... to be any different in the fall than what Americans witnessed during the debate over raising the debt limit. “This is a game of chicken. The Democrats are in one car, the Republicans are in another car and they are careening down the road at each other and at stake is this set of spending programs, ...
Review Highlights – Political Parties, Elections, Campaign Finance
... Campaign finance reforms limiting soft money made candidates more reliant on donations from interest group PACs rather than political party Role of TV in campaign means less need for grass-roots organizing by party & door to door volunteers Impact of Weak Party Discipline ...
... Campaign finance reforms limiting soft money made candidates more reliant on donations from interest group PACs rather than political party Role of TV in campaign means less need for grass-roots organizing by party & door to door volunteers Impact of Weak Party Discipline ...
Political Parties - jb
... Explain how the winner-take-all election system works against third parties. ...
... Explain how the winner-take-all election system works against third parties. ...
American Government and Politics Today
... Explain how the winner-take-all election system works against third parties. ...
... Explain how the winner-take-all election system works against third parties. ...
Political Parties Learning Objectives Learning Objectives - jb
... Explain how the winner-take-all election system works against third parties. ...
... Explain how the winner-take-all election system works against third parties. ...