Steven S. Smith (Washington University, St Louis), Jason M. Roberts (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill), Ryan J.
The American Congress Reader provides a supplement to the popular and newly updated American Congress undergraduate textbook. By the same authors who drew upon Capitol Hill experience and nationally recognized scholarship to present a crisp introduction and analysis of Congress's inner mechanics, the Reader compiles the best relevant scholarship on party and committee systems, leadership, voting, and floor activity to broaden and illuminate the key features of the text.
The American Congress Reader provides a supplement to the popular and newly updated American Congress undergraduate textbook. By the same authors who ...
Erik J. Engstrom (University of California, Davis), Jason M. Roberts (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
US federalism grants state legislators the authority to design many aspects of election administration, including ballot features that mediate how citizens understand and engage with the choices available to them when casting their votes. Seemingly innocuous features in the physical design of ballots, such as the option to cast a straight ticket with a single checkmark, can have significant aggregate effects. Drawing on theoretical insights from behavioral economics and extensive data on state ballot laws from 1888 to the present, as well as in-depth case studies, this book shows how...
US federalism grants state legislators the authority to design many aspects of election administration, including ballot features that mediate how cit...
Erik J. Engstrom (University of California, Davis), Jason M. Roberts (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
US federalism grants state legislators the authority to design many aspects of election administration, including ballot features that mediate how citizens understand and engage with the choices available to them when casting their votes. Seemingly innocuous features in the physical design of ballots, such as the option to cast a straight ticket with a single checkmark, can have significant aggregate effects. Drawing on theoretical insights from behavioral economics and extensive data on state ballot laws from 1888 to the present, as well as in-depth case studies, this book shows how...
US federalism grants state legislators the authority to design many aspects of election administration, including ballot features that mediate how cit...
