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

Revision as of 12:23, 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 on this page and several others.

Lecture Topics Elections in Theory and Practice in the United States

Social Structural Theories of Voting

[Rational Choice Theories of Voting]

Discussion Topics Voter Turnout

Political Debates

Political Parties

Voter Knowledge