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American Elections

Art: John Thomas Gilbert, GILBERT(1896) p141 THE PLAN OF THE PARLIAMENT HOUSE, DUBLIN, 1896 · Public domain

Instructor: Prof. Devin Caughey
Term: Fall 2020
Level: Undergraduate
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American Elections

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Lecture 1: Introduction (PDF)

Lecture 2: The Logic of Electoral Democracy (PDF)

Lecture 3: American Electoral Institutions (PDF - 4.6MB)

Lecture 4: Development of the American Electorate (PDF)

Lecture 5: Development of the American Elections (PDF - 2MB)

Lecture 6: Political Parties (PDF)

Lecture 7: Candidates (PDF)

Lecture 8: Nominations (PDF)

Lecture 9: Fundamental Factors in General Elections (PDF)

Lecture 10: Forecasting Elections (PDF - 1.6MB)

Lecture 11: Campaign Finance and Interest Groups (PDF - 4.8MB)

Lecture 13: Media and Information (PDF)

Lecture 14: Presidential Campaigns (PDF)

Lecture 15: Congressional Campaigns (PDF)

Lecture 17: Voter Participation (PDF)

Lecture 18: Voter Choice (PDF)

Lecture 20: Evaluating American Democracy (PDF)

Lecture 21: Reforms I - Voter Fraud and Voter ID (PDF)

Lecture 22: Reforms II - Gerrymandering (PDF - 1.2MB)

Lecture 23: Reforms III - Electoral Systems (PDF)