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Title: Distinctive Features of American Electoral Politics


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Distinctive Features of American Electoral
Politics
  • Fixed intervals
  • Winner-take-all, single member districts,
  • typically with plurality winners
  • -minor parties are irrelevant
  • Consequences
  • -two large heterogeneous parties
  • -internal negotiation and moderation
  • -convergence on the median voter
  • Primary elections transform parties
  • 5. Campaign finance
  • 1. FECA of 1971 and its amendments FEC,
    contribution
  • limits, PACs, federal funding of
    presidential elections
  • 2. McCain-Feingold (BCRA) goal is to close
    loopholes
  • eliminate soft money
  • restrict issue advocacy ads

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  • 5. The Electoral College
  • -state electorssize of state congressional
    delegation
  • -electors chosen in such manner as the
    legislature thereof may direct
  • -the Nov. election chooses electors
  • -nomination of electors
  • -the winner must win a majority of the Electors
    (or else the House decides)
  • 6. Problem 1 faithless elector problem
  • 7. Problem 2 popular vote winner need not win
  • 8. Effect 1 exaggerated vote for winner
  • 9. Effect 2 bias toward SMALLEST states
    (smallest state receives three electoral votes)
  • 10. Effect 3 the more important LARGE state bias
  • 11. Effect 4 the competitive state bias
  • 11. Reform proposal 1 bind the electors
  • 12. Reform proposal 2 proportionally divide the
    electors
  • 13. Reform proposal 3 direct vote with a runoff
    if needed
  • 14. Direct vote problems
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