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Jul 29, 2025
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POLS 5062 - American Voting Behavior Many studies of American elections are premised on the actions of individual voters (as well as potential voters and non-voters). Introduces the classics in the field of voting behavior research, along with recent studies that attempt to stand on the shoulders of these earlier works. Focuses on these two primary questions: a) why do people vote; b) how do they decide for whom to vote? One guiding concern is the issue as to whether voting behavior is self-interested or whether it reflects societal norms. Analyzes patterns of voting behavior in order to better assess American democracy and the manner in which it operates.
Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: - Student should develop understand the relationship between electoral theory and the political environments from which they were derived.
- Students should be able to discuss the major strands of electoral theory.
- Students should be able to distinguish between the social science evidence on democratic practice and the operation of that practice in terms of electoral behavior.
- Students should gain a sense of institutional obstacles to voter participation and the opportunities for widening the electorate.
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