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American Politics

American Politics. In a Nutshell. AGENT. INSTITUTIONS. STRUCTURE. ECONOMICS. CULTURE. INSTITUTIONS. STRUCTURE. ECONOMICS. CULTURE. Arend Lijphart, Patterns of Democracy, Yale University Press, 1999. INSTITUTIONS.

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American Politics

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  1. American Politics In a Nutshell

  2. AGENT INSTITUTIONS STRUCTURE ECONOMICS CULTURE

  3. INSTITUTIONS STRUCTURE ECONOMICS CULTURE

  4. Arend Lijphart, Patterns of Democracy, Yale University Press, 1999 INSTITUTIONS Andrew Roberts, “What Kind of Democracy Is Emerging in Eastern Europe?” Post-Soviet Affairs, 2006, 22(1): 37–64

  5. Lijphart: Two Dimensions Concentrated politics Executive Parties Divided politics • Divided Concentrated • institutions institutions

  6. Lijphart: Executive-Parties Dimension Concentrated Divided How much control canparty have over government? High Low http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details

  7. Lijphart: Executive-Parties Dimension Concentrated Divided Electoral System Party System Cabinets Executive-Legislature Interest Groups High Low http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details

  8. Lijphart: Executive-Parties Dimension Concentrated Divided Electoral System Party System Cabinets Executive Interest Groups http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details

  9. Lijphart: Executive-Parties Dimension Concentrated Divided Electoral System Party System Cabinets Executive-Legislature Interest Groups http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details

  10. As compared to the United States, 1946-2001 Republicans Third Parties Democrats 1946 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998

  11. 2. Number and size of political parties worldwide

  12. 3b. Stability of support for political parties worldwide

  13. Lijphart: Executive-Parties Dimension Concentrated Divided Electoral System Party System Cabinets Executive-Legislature Interest Groups http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details

  14. Lijphart: Executive-Parties Dimension Concentrated Divided Electoral System Party System Cabinets Executive-Legislature Interest Groups http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details

  15. Lijphart: Executive-Parties Dimension Concentrated Divided Electoral System Party System Cabinets Executive-Legislature Interest Groups http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details

  16. Lijphart: Executive-Parties Dimension Concentrated Divided Electoral System Party System Cabinets Executive-Legislature Interest Groups http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details

  17. Lijphart: Executive-Parties Dimension Concentrated Divided Electoral System Party System Cabinets Executive-Legislature Interest Groups http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details

  18. Lijphart: Executive-Parties Dimension Concentrated Divided Electoral System Party System Cabinets Executive-Legislature Interest Groups http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details

  19. Lijphart: Executive-Parties Dimension Concentrated Divided Electoral System Party System Cabinets Executive-Legislature Interest Groups http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details

  20. Lijphart: Executive-Parties Dimension Concentrated Divided Electoral System Party System Cabinets Executive-Legislature Interest Groups Party Organization http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details

  21. Leadership in political parties: United States and Slovakia One Person Rule Multiple Centers of Power Factions Reform (2000) Republicans Democrats Perot (1992) SNS Slota Smer Fico SDKU SMK KDH None HZDS Meciar

  22. Lijphart: Executive-Parties Dimension Concentrated Divided Electoral System Party System Cabinets Executive-Legislature Interest Groups Party Organization http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details

  23. Lijphart: Executive-Parties Dimension Concentrated Divided Electoral System Party System Cabinets Executive-Legislature Interest Groups http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details

  24. Lijphart: Unitary-Federal Dimension Concentrated politics Divided politics • Divided Concentrated • institutions institutions

  25. Lijphart: Unitary-Federal Dimension How much can government change policy? Are there mechanisms to preserve the “minority's” voice/rights? High Low http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details

  26. Lijphart: Unitary-Federal Dimension Concentrated Divided High Low http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details

  27. Lijphart: Unitary-Federal Dimension Concentrated Divided Legislative Unity Regional Dependence Bank Dependence Judicial Dependence Constitutional Maleability http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details

  28. Lijphart: Unitary-Federal Dimension Concentrated Divided Legislative Unity Regional Dependence Bank Dependence Judicial Dependence Constitutional Maleability http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details

  29. Lijphart: Unitary-Federal Dimension Concentrated Divided Legislative Unity Regional Dependence Bank Dependence Judicial Dependence Constitutional Maleability http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details

  30. Lijphart: Unitary-Federal Dimension Concentrated Divided Legislative Unity Regional Dependence Bank Dependence Judicial Dependence Constitutional Maleability http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details

  31. Lijphart: Unitary-Federal Dimension Concentrated Divided Legislative Unity Regional Dependence Bank Dependence Judicial Dependence Constitutional Maleability http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details

  32. Lijphart: Unitary-Federal Dimension Concentrated Divided Legislative Unity Regional Dependence Bank Dependence Judicial Dependence Constitutional Maleability http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details

  33. Lijphart: Unitary-Federal Dimension Concentrated Divided Legislative Unity Regional Dependence Bank Dependence Judicial Dependence Constitutional Maleability http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details

  34. Lijphart: Unitary-Federal Dimension Concentrated Divided Legislative Unity Regional Dependence Bank Dependence Judicial Dependence Constitutional Maleability http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details

  35. Lijphart: Executive-Parties Dimension Electoral System Party System Cabinets Executive-Legislature Interest Groups Concentrated Divided http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details

  36. Lijphart: Two Dimensions Concentrated politics Divided politics • Divided Concentrated • institutions institutions

  37. INSTITUTIONS STRUCTURE CULTURE ECONOMICS

  38. Byron E. Shafer and William J.M. Claggett, The Two Majorities, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995. Byron E. Shafer and William J.M. Claggett , The American Public Mind: The Issues Structure of Mass Politics in the Postwar United States, Cambridge University Press, 2010. STRUCTURE CULTURE ECONOMICS

  39. What do you do? Behavior/ Politics What doyou think? Attitudes Who are you? Demographics

  40. What do you do? Behavior/ Politics What doyou think? Attitudes Who are you? Demographics

  41. Race Religion Catholic or High Protestant Not Christian Low Protestant College Graduates Not African-American African-American 13% Not African-American 87% Some College High School Graduates High School Dropouts

  42. Race Religion Religion Catholic or High Protestant Not Christian Low Protestant African-American 13% Not Christian 10% Low Protestant 21% Catholic or High Protestant 56% High School Graduates

  43. Race Religion Religion Catholic or High Protestant Education Not Christian Low Protestant College Graduate 10% African-American 13% Not Christian 10% Low Protestant 21% Some College 14% Secondary Grad. 19% Secondary Dropout12%

  44. What do you do? Behavior/ Politics What doyou think? Attitudes Who are you? Demographics

  45. Against abortion Against defense cuts Against homosexuality For assisting the needy For banning dangerous books Easy police searches Care for others Equal rights not achieved For Affirmative Action Aid To Farmers For National Health Care For prayer in school For retirement programs Limits on free speech For assisting African-Americans Provide food/shelter Peace through strength For missile defense

  46. Against abortion Against defense cuts Against homosexuality For assisting the needy For banning dangerous books Easy police searches Care for others Equal rights not achieved For Affirmative Action Aid To Farmers For National Health Care For prayer in school For retirement programs Limits on free speech For assisting African-Americans Provide food/shelter Peace through strength For missile defense

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