'Proportional system' presentation slideshows

Chapter 10: Elections and Campaigns

Chapter 10: Elections and Campaigns. Types of elections. Primary / Caucus. General . Designed to pick the candidate who will actually hold office Example: Obama vs. Romney. Designed to choose the parties nominee

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Dynamic Electoral Competition and Constitutional Design

Dynamic Electoral Competition and Constitutional Design. Marco Battaglini Princeton University, CEPR and NBER. Introduction Consider the comparison between proportional vs. majoritarian electoral systems . A robust finding: PS lead to higher g and lower r than MS .

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Workshop 1A

Workshop 1A. Summary. The impact of system of representation on the political outcome. Proportional system gives better representation FPTP gives better accountability and more stable governments. The impact of system of representation in other dimensions. Gender Geography

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Institutional obstacles to voting

Institutional obstacles to voting. Registration requirements . (no one does it for you!). Winner-take -all electoral system . (v. proportional system). Tuesday? (Really?) In November?!?. Long lines. (and bad weather!). Ballot fatigue . (we vote more often, on more things).

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