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The Politics of Ballot Design - How States Shape American Democracy (Paperback): Erik J. Engstrom, Jason M. Roberts The Politics of Ballot Design - How States Shape American Democracy (Paperback)
Erik J. Engstrom, Jason M. Roberts
R1,020 Discovery Miles 10 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

US federalism grants state legislators the authority to design many aspects of election administration, including ballot features that mediate how citizens understand and engage with the choices available to them when casting their votes. Seemingly innocuous features in the physical design of ballots, such as the option to cast a straight ticket with a single checkmark, can have significant aggregate effects. Drawing on theoretical insights from behavioral economics and extensive data on state ballot laws from 1888 to the present, as well as in-depth case studies, this book shows how strategic politicians use ballot design to influence voting and elections, drawing comparisons across different periods in American history with varying levels of partisanship and contention. Engstrom and Roberts demonstrate the sweeping impact of ballot design on voting, elections, and democratic representation.

The American Congress Reader (Paperback, New): Stevens-Smith, Jason M. Roberts, Ryan J. Vander Wielen The American Congress Reader (Paperback, New)
Stevens-Smith, Jason M. Roberts, Ryan J. Vander Wielen
R1,566 Discovery Miles 15 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The American Congress Reader provides a supplement to the popular and newly updated American Congress undergraduate textbook. By the same authors who drew upon Capitol Hill experience and nationally recognized scholarship to present a crisp introduction and analysis of Congress's inner mechanics, the Reader compiles the best relevant scholarship on party and committee systems, leadership, voting, and floor activity to broaden and illuminate the key features of the text.

The Politics of Ballot Design - How States Shape American Democracy (Hardcover): Erik J. Engstrom, Jason M. Roberts The Politics of Ballot Design - How States Shape American Democracy (Hardcover)
Erik J. Engstrom, Jason M. Roberts
R2,496 Discovery Miles 24 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

US federalism grants state legislators the authority to design many aspects of election administration, including ballot features that mediate how citizens understand and engage with the choices available to them when casting their votes. Seemingly innocuous features in the physical design of ballots, such as the option to cast a straight ticket with a single checkmark, can have significant aggregate effects. Drawing on theoretical insights from behavioral economics and extensive data on state ballot laws from 1888 to the present, as well as in-depth case studies, this book shows how strategic politicians use ballot design to influence voting and elections, drawing comparisons across different periods in American history with varying levels of partisanship and contention. Engstrom and Roberts demonstrate the sweeping impact of ballot design on voting, elections, and democratic representation.

Why Not Parties? - Party Effects in the United States Senate (Paperback): Nathan W. Monroe, Jason M. Roberts, David W. Rohde Why Not Parties? - Party Effects in the United States Senate (Paperback)
Nathan W. Monroe, Jason M. Roberts, David W. Rohde
R1,012 Discovery Miles 10 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Current research on the U.S. House of Representatives largely focuses on the effects of partisanship, but the strikingly less frequent studies of the Senate still tend to treat parties as secondary considerations in a chamber that gives its members far more individual leverage than congressmen have. In response to the recent increase in senatorial partisanship, "Why Not Parties?" corrects this imbalance with a series of original essays that focus exclusively on the effects of parties in the workings of the upper chamber.Illuminating the growing significance of these effects, the contributors explore three major areas, including the electoral foundations of parties, partisan procedural advantage, and partisan implications for policy. In the process, they investigate such issues as whether party discipline can overcome Senate mechanisms that invest the most power in individuals and small groups; how parties influence the making of legislation and the distribution of pork; and whether voters punish senators for not toeing party lines. The result is a timely corrective to the notion that parties don't matter in the Senate - which the contributors reveal is far more similar to the lower chamber than conventional wisdom suggests.

The American Congress (Paperback, 7th Revised edition): Stevens-Smith, Jason M. Roberts, Ryan J. Vander Wielen The American Congress (Paperback, 7th Revised edition)
Stevens-Smith, Jason M. Roberts, Ryan J. Vander Wielen
R1,674 Discovery Miles 16 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The American Congress provides the most current treatment of congressional politics available in an undergraduate text. Informed by the authors' Capitol Hill experience and scholarship, this book presents a crisp introduction to major features of Congress: parties and committee systems, leadership, voting and floor activity. This text contains discussions of the importance of presidents, courts and interest groups in congressional policy making. Recent developments are also discussed within the context of congressional political history. The seventh edition includes complete coverage of the first Congress of the Obama presidency, the 2010 midterm elections, healthcare reform and an early perspective on the 112th Congress with a Republican majority.

The American Congress (Paperback, Tenth Edition): Stevens-Smith, Jason M. Roberts, Ryan J. Vander Wielen The American Congress (Paperback, Tenth Edition)
Stevens-Smith, Jason M. Roberts, Ryan J. Vander Wielen
R1,781 Discovery Miles 17 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The tenth edition of this respected textbook provides a fresh perspective and a crisp introduction to congressional politics. Informed by the authors' Capitol Hill experience and scholarship, the new edition reflects changes in Congress resulting from the 2018 elections and such developments as (a) a new majority party in the House; (b) new campaign spending numbers and election outcomes, rules, committees, leaders, and budget developments; and (c) recent political science literature that provides new perspectives on the institution. The text emphasizes the recent developments and includes important learning aids, including lists of key term, discussion questions and suggested further reading. Alongside clear explanations of congressional rules and the lawmaking process there are examples from contemporary events and debates that highlight Congress as a group of politicians as well as a lawmaking body.

The American Congress (Paperback, 9th Revised edition): Stevens-Smith, Jason M. Roberts, Ryan J. Vander Wielen The American Congress (Paperback, 9th Revised edition)
Stevens-Smith, Jason M. Roberts, Ryan J. Vander Wielen
R1,696 Discovery Miles 16 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The ninth edition of this respected textbook provides a fresh perspective and a crisp introduction to congressional politics. Informed by the authors' Capitol Hill experience and scholarship, the new edition reflects changes resulting from the November 2014 elections and such developments as (a) a new majority party in the Senate, (b) new campaign spending numbers and election outcomes, rules, committees, leaders, and budget developments, and (c) recent political science literature that provides new perspectives on the institution. The text emphasizes the importance of a strong legislature and has discussion questions and further reading. Alongside clear explanations of congressional rules and the law-making process, there are examples from contemporary events and debates that highlight Congress as a group of politicians as well as a law-making body. These recent developments are presented within the context of congressional political history.

The American Congress 7ed and The American Congress Reader Pack Two Volume Paperback Set (Paperback, 7th Revised edition):... The American Congress 7ed and The American Congress Reader Pack Two Volume Paperback Set (Paperback, 7th Revised edition)
Stevens-Smith, Jason M. Roberts, Ryan J. Vander Wielen
R2,153 Discovery Miles 21 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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