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The course is taught by [[Andy Civettini]]
 
The course is taught by [[Andy Civettini]]
  
Students in PS 240 are building a study guide for the exam on this page and several others.
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Students in PS 240 are building a study guide for the exam by contributing to the following pages:
  
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[[Political Parties]]
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[[Voter Knowledge]]
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Revision as of 13:29, 6 October 2008

Voting and Elections is offered Fall 2008. We will cover the major theories of voting behavior as well as voter turnout, the level of voter knowledge, election forecasting, and the role of debates, parties, issues, money, and negative ads.

The course is taught by Andy Civettini

Students in PS 240 are building a study guide for the exam by contributing to the following pages:


Lecture Topic
Elections in Theory and Practice in the United States
Social Structural Theories of Voting
Rational Choice Theories of Voting
Discussion Topic
Voter Turnout
Political Debates
Political Parties
Voter Knowledge