PSCI Campaigns and Elections Fall Thursdays, , in ECSS 2.312

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1 PSCI Campaigns and Elections Fall Thursdays, , in ECSS Contact Information Professor: Casey Office: GR I also maintain offices in GR 3.808, and GR Office Phone: x I can also be reached at x-4896, or at x Address: caseyfessor@yahoo.com URL: Office Hours: Thursdays, , , and by appointment (No Monday or Friday Appointments). Teaching Assistant none assigned TA Office and Officehours n/a I. General Course Information A. Description This course is designed to examine whether campaigns matter, whether elections matter, and, if so, how they matter. Although the focus is largely on the United States, campaigns and elections in other countries that are considered stable, functioning, democracies also are considered. These countries also have major elections scheduled this year or next. This comparative perspective allows for a deeper understanding of the world s electoral systems and of American elections and campaigns in context. The course specifically covers topics on the determinants of individual citizen behavior including the decision to vote vs. not vote, influences on voting behavior, campaign strategies and dynamics, and factors shaping election outcomes. These objectives are addressed by lectures, discussion, and reading materials. Grading is weighted heavily toward assessing student knowledge regarding modern electoral dynamics at the presidential and congressional levels, and the understanding between them. B. Learning Objectives To understand the nature of modern U.S. political campaigns and elections primarily through analysis of presidential and congressional election dynamics, but with some attention paid to state level campaigns as well. The course in part also explores the evolution of U.S. electoral politics and its historical-constitutional origins. II. Course Requirements and Grading Criteria A. Students will write 13 Integrative Summaries of the readings. These will be one page only, single spaced, 10 point font (Times New Roman), your name at the bottom. They will summarise a) the previous weeks readings, b) the previous weeks lecture and discussion. They will integrate all of that, as well as the current state of the a) presidential race, and b) the current state of the U.S. Senate race in Texas. This will be a pithy, seamless, cohesive, data-driven analysis of all of the foregoing. Due at the beginning of class, on the dates indicated. Worth5% each, for 65% of your grade. B. Students will write a Comprehensive Essay, due the day of the Final exam, which will summarise the semesters readings, lectures, discussions, campaigns, races, and elections. 15 pages, double-spaced, 12 point font (Times New Roman), 1 x1 x1 x1 margins, page numbers lower right, stapled upper left, title final essay in PSCI3364. Your name on the last page, at the bottom. Worth 35% of your grade. C. Neither the Comprehensive Essay nor the Integrative Summaries will be opinion-based, or allow for any opinion on the part of the author. D. Grading Standard 100-point scale, conformed to Letter grades. I DO NOT CURVE GRADES- such only rewards those lacking incentive to perform better, and punishes those who strive to achieve. 1

2 Grading Scale: = A = B = C = D = A 83-86= B 73-76= C 63-66= D Below 60=F 90-92= A = B = C = D- You will be assigned grades based upon your performance on your assignments. Extra Credit will be available, and will consist of non-course related campus activities. These will be posted on WebCT and my personal class web-page by September 15 th. Extra Credit is only available to those students who have completed all coursework, and for a maximum of five (5) percent of the total grade. III. Prerequisites None, but this course is reading intensive, with substantial written components. Therefore, students must have competency in written and spoken standard American English. IV. Required Textbooks Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail, ISBN Grand Central Publishing Steven J. Brams, The Presidential Election Game ISBN , 2nd ed'n. A K Peters, Ltd William H. Flanigan and Nancy H. Zingale, Political Behavior of the American Electorate ISBN , 11th ed'n, CQ Press Alan Abramowitz, Voice of the People : Elections and Voting in the United States, ISBN McGraw- Hill Again, all are required, all will be used, all will be examined. These should be available at the UTD bookstore, Off Campus Books, and you can probably buy a copy online somewhere as well. You are expected to read ahead. V. Other assigned materiel You will need to acquire additional readings from the UTD Libraries; the majority of which is online. You are responsible for all assigned readings. As well, you can learn a great deal about modern campaigning merely by digesting the news. I *highly* recommend reading the NY Times, Washington Post, Guardian (UK), L.A. Times, Wall Street Journal, or even the Dallas Morning News. All of these have free online editions. VI. Attendance A. UTD requires "Regular and Punctual attendance". It has been my experience that poor attendance DOES result in a lackluster performance. Nonetheless, you are adults, so I feel no need to take attendance- Come only if you intend to learn. B. Verification of Enrollment: UTD requires that all persons enrolled in coursework carry an identification card, and: 1) have on their person this card, and 2) be ready to surrender it for examination to any duly constituted authority. For our purposes, this means I may ask for your I.D. when you turn in your work. Not having one on you means I will not grade that work until I see an ID. This is not meant to belittle you, but with as many students as I have, getting to know all by sight is very difficult- but I'll try. C. Tardies: Class is scheduled to begin at 1300, thus, I will begin class at that time. There is not much leeway allowed due to the amount of material being covered. You are adults, you signed up for this class at this time. I will not repeat material for the benefit of those without the incentive to arrive promptly. If you know you will be late, please do your classmates the courtesy of not entering the room. Excessive tardiness will be penalized through your final grade. 2

3 D. Leaving Early: Due to the amount of material being covered, leaving before class is complete will hurt your interactive note-taking. Moreover, doing so is an unnecessary breach of etiquette and a distraction to your colleagues. If you must leave early, inform me before class, or else your leaving will be treated as if a tardy and your grade will be penalised. E. WITHDRAWING FROM THIS COURSE- 1) If you decide that you must drop the course, it is your responsibility to fill out the appropriate form in the college office on campus. Withdrawal from the course after the official day of record will result in a final grade of W on the student transcript and no credit will be awarded. Prior to the official day of record, it is the student s responsibility to initiate and complete a request for withdrawal from any course. I do not automatically drop students. You do your own paperwork. 2) The administration of this institution has set deadlines for withdrawal of any college-level courses. These dates and times are published in that semester's course catalog. Administration procedures must be followed. It is the student's responsibility to handle withdrawal requirements from any class. In other words, I cannot drop or withdraw any student. You must do the proper paperwork to ensure that you will not receive a final grade of "F" in a course if you choose not to attend the class once you are enrolled. Translation: If you stop attending and do not fill out the drop form, you will receive an "F" in the course. VII. Off-Campus Instruction and Course Activities Off-campus, out-of-state, and foreign instruction and activities are subject to state law and University policies and procedures regarding travel and risk-related activities. Information regarding these rules and regulations may be found at the website address given below. Additional information is available from the office of the school dean. ( Affairs/Travel_Risk_Activities.htm) VIII. WebCT will be used sparingly. If you do not have a computer at home or prefer to work on campus, you may do this at the library or in the many computer labs on campus. It is a technology based learning aid- occasional outages are possible. ---If you are unfamiliar with WebCT, go to ---If you need help with a netid or unix password, go to IX. Assignments A. The Integrative Summaries are one-page only summaries integrating a particular weeks readings into a comprehensive assessment of the literature and current events. Due-dates are listed in section XVIII. B. Students will turn in their properly formatted and printed Comprehensive Essay on December 4 th, no later than They will be also sent in as an attachment in.doc format, which will also be scanned through TurnItIn.com. C. Make-up work. If one of the IS is late or not turned in, the next one will be given a weight associated with both (13%). In the very unlikely event a student doesn t turn in two in a row, a make-up IS will be allowed only if there is clear and demonstrable (my decision to accept or not) proof the student had a highly viable excuse for not turning in two weeks worth of assigned work. The Make-up IS will be not only written, but the student will present him/herself for a oral examination of the previous literatures. No make-up work will be granted for missing more than 2 IS, and none for failing to complete and turn in the Comprehensive Essay on time. 3

4 X. Participation The personal views of the instructor are not dogma, and are open to question and discussion. Please feel free to disagree, but be prepared to logically and empirically back up your argument! A. Please remember the basic courtesies when disagreeing with others in the room- Speak clearly, concisely, and do not engage in shouting matches. At the same time, if you merely sit there and absorb without examining the issues critically, you are missing out. The college campus is truly one of the last places in this country to voice your ideas in a public forum, and these issues DO affect you for the rest of your lives. B. Your participation is expected, and may be a consideration on your final grade. XI. Use The University of Texas at Dallas recognizes the value and efficiency of communication between faculty/staff and students through electronic mail. At the same time, raises some issues concerning security and the identity of each individual in an exchange. The university requires all official student correspondence be sent only to a student s U.T. Dallas address and that faculty and staff consider from students official only if it originates from a UTD student account. This allows the university to maintain a high degree of confidence in the identity of all individual corresponding and the security of the transmitted information. UTD furnishes each student with a free account that is to be used in all communication with university personnel. The Department of Information Resources at U.T. Dallas provides a method for students to have their U.T. Dallas mail forwarded to other accounts. Because of space and correspondence issues, I have set up an account for only my students use. I will only consider about this course if it is sent to that account. This ensures that I will attend to your needs more promptly, and that you will receive the attention you have earned. If you send to my UT Dallas account, I may not attend to it nearly as fast. XII. Classroom Conduct; Student Conduct & Discipline The University of Texas System and The University of Texas at Dallas have rules and regulations for the orderly and efficient conduct of their business. It is the students responsibility to know them. Such may be found in the UTD publication, A to Z Guide, provided to all registered students each academic year. The University of Texas at Dallas administers student discipline within the procedures of recognized and established due process. These are defined and described in the Rules and Regulations, Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Part 1, Chapter VI, Section 3, and in Title V, Rules on Student Services and Activities of the university s Handbook of Operating Procedures. Copies of these rules and regulations are available to students in the Office of the Dean of Students, where staff members will assist students in interpreting the rules and regulations (SU 1.602, ). A student at the university neither loses the rights nor escapes the responsibilities of citizenship. You are expected to obey federal, state, and local laws as well as the Regents Rules, university regulations, and administrative rules. You are subject to discipline for violating the standards of conduct whether such conduct takes place on or off campus, or whether civil or criminal penalties are also imposed for such conduct. More specifically: We are all adults, at least legally. Adult behaviour is thus expected. Disrespectful language, gestures, shouting, insults, et cetera, are all improper and will be handled through the Dean of Students office, and most likely will result in a grade of F. Some Details: A. Turn off your cell-phones- if they ring I will answer for you- and turn off your pagers as well. I reserve the right to have you removed from the classroom if this turns out to be a persistent problem, and your grade will be penalised. B. No headgear (i.e., anything on your head) permitted to be worn while in the classroom, nor headphones. C. I do not care if you eat or drink; simply do so quietly and unobtrusively. In other words: I fully expect you to behave as if you are mature, reasonable, sane people. 4

5 XIII. Academic Integrity and Scholastic Dishonesty UTD is committed to a high standard of academic integrity in the academic community. In becoming a part of the academic community, UTD students are responsible for honesty and independent effort. The faculty expects from its students a high level of responsibility and academic honesty. Because the value of an academic degree depends upon the absolute integrity of the work done by the student for that degree, it is imperative that a student demonstrate a high standard of individual honor in his or her scholastic work. Failure to uphold these standards includes, but is not limited to, the following: cheating, plagiarism, collusion and/or falsifying academic records. Students suspected of academic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary proceedings. Plagiarism, especially from the web, from portions of papers for other classes, and from any other source is unacceptable and will be dealt with under the university s policy on plagiarism (see general catalog for details). This course will use the resources of turnitin.com (and other resources) for searches on the web for possible plagiarism. Some Definitions: A. Cheating includes looking at or copying from another student's exam, orally communicating or receiving answers during an exam, having another person take an exam or complete a project or assignment, using unauthorized notes, texts, or other materials for an exam, and obtaining or distributing an unauthorized copy of an exam or any part of an exam. B. Plagiarism means passing off as his/her own the ideas or writings of another (that is, without giving proper credit by documenting sources). Plagiarism includes submitting a paper, report or project that someone else has prepared, in whole or in part. C. Collusion is inappropriately collaborating on assignments designed to be completed independently. These definitions are not exhaustive. With instructor permission only, tape recorders and laptops may be used during lectures only for the purpose of helping students take notes. The use of such devices for any other purpose may result in loss of device use for remainder of semester, system charges of academic dishonesty, and administrative drop from the course. No other electronic devices will be allowed during class without specific instructor approval. When there is any scholastic dishonesty, I will assign an F for the course, and additional sanctions may include being expelled from UTD and the UT System, and punishments appropriate under State of Texas Criminal Code, Penal Section 32.49, (HB 0762). XIV. Student Grievance Procedures Procedures for student grievances are found in Title V, Rules on Student Services and Activities, of UTD s Handbook of Operating Procedures. In attempting to resolve any student grievance regarding grades, evaluations, or other fulfillments of academic responsibility, it is the obligation of the student first to make a serious effort to resolve the matter with the instructor, supervisor, administrator, or committee with whom the grievance originates (hereafter called the respondent ). Individual faculty members retain primary responsibility for assigning grades and evaluations. If the matter cannot be resolved at that level, the grievance must be submitted in writing to the respondent with a copy of the respondent s School Dean. If the matter is not resolved by the written response provided by the respondent, the student may submit a written appeal to the School Dean. If the grievance is not resolved by the School Dean s decision, the student may make a written appeal to the Dean of Graduate or Undergraduate Education, and the deal will appoint and convene an Academic Appeals Panel. The decision of the Academic Appeals Panel is final. The results of the academic appeals process will be distributed to all involved parties.copies of these rules and regulations are available to students in the Office of the Dean of Students, where staff members are available to assist students in interpreting the rules and regulations. XV. Incomplete Grade Policy As per UTD policy, incomplete grades will be granted only for work unavoidably missed at the semester s end and only if 70% of the course work has been completed. An incomplete grade must be resolved within eight weeks from the first day of the subsequent long semester. If the required work to complete the course and to remove the incomplete grade is not submitted by the specified deadline, the incomplete grade changes automatically to a grade of F. 5

6 XVI. Religious Holy Days UTD will excuse a student from class for the travel to and observance of a religious holy day for a religion whose places of worship are exempt from property tax under Section 11.20, Tax Code, Texas Code Annotated. You are required to notify me as soon as possible regarding the absence, in advance of the assignment. The student, if excused, will be allowed to complete the assignment within a reasonable time after the absence: a period equal to the length of the absence, up to a maximum of one week. A student who notifies the instructor and completes any missed exam or assignment may not be penalized for the absence. A student who fails to complete the exam or assignment within the prescribed period will receive a failing grade for that exam or assignment. If a student or an instructor disagrees about the nature of the absence [i.e., for the purpose of observing a religious holy day] or if there is similar disagreement about whether the student has been given a reasonable time to complete any missed assignments or examinations, either the student or the instructor may request a ruling from the chief executive officer of the institution, or his or her designee. The chief executive officer or designee must take into account the legislative intent of TEC (b), and the student and instructor will abide by the decision of the chief executive officer or designee. XVII. ADA Statement and Disability Services The University of Texas at Dallas is dedicated to providing the least restrictive learning environment for all students. UTD promotes equity in academic access through the implementation of reasonable accommodations as required by the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title V, Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) which will enable students with disabilities to participate in and benefit from all post-secondary educational activities. If you have any special needs which affect your ability to learn in this class, please inform me. Appropriate steps will be taken to assist you with your needs. Any student with a documented disability (physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the Office of Disability Services, Ms. Kerry Tate, Coordinator, in the Student Union, Room Faculty members are authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the Office of Disability Services. ( ) The goal of Disability Services is to provide students with disabilities educational opportunities equal to those of their non-disabled peers. Disability Services is located in room in the Student Union. Office hours are Monday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The contact information for the Office of Disability Services is: The University of Texas at Dallas, SU 22 PO Box Richardson, Texas (972) (voice or TTY) Essentially, the law requires that colleges and universities make those reasonable adjustments necessary to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability. For example, it may be necessary to remove classroom prohibitions against tape recorders or animals (in the case of dog guides) for students who are blind. Occasionally an assignment requirement may be substituted (for example, a research paper versus an oral presentation for a student who is hearing impaired). Classes enrolled students with mobility impairments may have to be rescheduled in accessible facilities. The college or university may need to provide special services such as registration, note-taking, or mobility assistance. It is the student s responsibility to notify his or her professors of the need for such an accommodation. Disability Services provides students with letters to present to faculty members to verify that the student has a disability and needs accommodations. Individuals requiring special accommodation should contact the professor after class or during office hours. 6

7 XVIII- Topic, Reading, and Due Dates Schedule August 21- Introduction to the Course: Do Campaigns Matter? Do Elections Matter? Thompson, Authors Note, January 1971, February, and March (pp 1-135) August 28- Constitutional Foundations of Voting and Elections and U.S. Political Culture, and the Nature of Party Competition Abramowitz, pp. 1-38; Flanigan and Zingale, Chapters 1&2; Thompson, April The Articles of Confederation ( ) The Constitution of the U.S. ( ) Federalist 10 ( ) Federalist 50 ( ) Federalist 68 ( ) September 4- INTEGRATIVE SUMMARY 1 DUE The Nature of Party Competition: Two partyism vs. multipartyism, majoritarian vs. proportional representation systems and different approaches to tallying preferences Abramowitz, pp ; Brams, pp. 1-27, Thompson, May Colomer, It's Parties That Choose Electoral Systems (or, Duverger's Laws Upside Down) in Politival Studies 53:1, ( ) Russel Dalton, The Quantity and the Quality of Party Systems in Comparative Political Studies, 41:7, ( ) Partha Dasgupta and Eric Maskin, The Fairest Vote of All. Scientific American: March, ( fairest-vote-of-all ) September 11-INTEGRATIVE SUMMARY 2 DUE (on The Nature of Party Competition ) Political Parties, Political Participation and Campaign Finance Abramowitz, pp , 50-55, ; Flanigan and Zingale Ch s 3, 4, and 5 A. Why Parties? Harmel and Janda, An Integrated Theory of Party Goals and Party Change in Journal of Theoretical Politics, 6:3, pp ( ) Susan Stokes, Political Parties and Democracy in Annual Reviews of Political Science, 2, pp ( ) Snyder and Ting, An Informational Rationale for Political Parties in American Journal of Political Science, 46:1, ( ) B. Campaign Finance Gary Andres, Business Involvement in Campaign Finance: Factors Influencing the Decision to Form a Corporate PAC in PS 18:2 pp ( ) Scott Ashworth, Campaign Finance and Voter Welfare with Entrenched Incumbents, in American Political Science Review, 100:1, ( ) September 18- INTEGRATIVE SUMMARY 3 DUE Political Parties, Political Participation and Campaign Finance, continued C. Primary Frontloading and Constituency Politics in the Nomination Process Thompson, June and Late June Carman and Barker, State political culture, primary frontloading, and democratic voice in presidential nominations: in Electoral Studies, 24:4, pp ( 9a740b73a2504d59 ) D. Citizen Outreach: The Traditional Media and Alternative Technologies Williams, et alii, Blogging and Hyperlinking: use of the Web to enhance viability during the 2004 US campaign, in Journalism Studies, 6:2, ( Moy, Xenos and Hess, Priming Effects of Late-Night Comedy, in International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 18:2, pp , ( ) September 25- INTEGRATIVE SUMMARY 4 DUE Voting Behavior in Presidential Primary Elections & Wrap Up of Nomination Process Abramowitz, pp ; Flanigan and Zingale, Ch s 6-8; Thompson July, Interlude, and August Rickershauser and Aldrich, It's the electability, stupid - or maybe not? Electability, substance, and strategic voting in presidential primaries in Electoral Studies 26:2, pp , ( 54b7d2c7e2c11fd4 ) Gurian, et alii, Divisive State Primaries, Divided National Parties (unpublished manuscript: ) 7

8 October 2- INTEGRATIVE SUMMARY 5 DUE (on Voting Behavior in ) The Party Nominating Conventions Brams, pp ; Thompson, September Layman, et alii, PARTY POLARIZATION IN AMERICAN POLITICS: Characteristics, Causes, and Consequences in Annual Reviews of Political Science, 9, pp ( ) Bruce Altschuler, 2006, Scheduling the Party Conventions in Presdential Studies Quarterly 36:4, pp ( ) October 9- Mid-Semester. INTEGRATIVE SUMMARY 6 DUE Short Film: Chicago Dissection of the 2008 Party Conventions. October 16 - INTEGRATIVE SUMMARY 7 DUE The Fall Presidential Campaign and Negative Campaigning Abramowitz, pp and ; Brams pp , Thompson, October, November, and Be Angry at the Sun A. Strategic Considerations Larry Bartels, Resource Allocation In a Presidential Campaign, in The Journal of Politics, 47:3, ( ) Petrocik, ey alii Issue Ownership and Presidential Campaigning, Political Science Quarterly, 118:4 pp ( ) Siglemann and Buell, You Take the High Road and I'll Take the Low Road? The Interplay of Attack Strategies and Tactics in Presidential Campaigns 65:2, pp ( ) B. Negative Campaigning W.G. Mayer In Defense of Negative Campaigning. Political Science Quarterly, 111, pp ( Deborah Jordan Brooks, The Resilient Voter: Moving Toward Closure in the Debate over Negative Campaigning and Turnout, in Journal of Politics 68:3, pp ( ) C. Third Party and Independent Campaigns Abramowitz pp Peterson and Wrighton, 1998, Expressions of Distrust: Third-Party Voting and Cynicism in Government, in Political Behavior, 20:1, pp ( ) John Gerring, Minor Parties in Plurality Electoral Systems in Party Politics 11:1, pp ( ) October 23- INTEGRATIVE SUMMARY 8 DUE (on The Fall Presidential Campaign ) Coalition Politics Brams, pp Wlezien and Erickson, 1999 The Timeline of Presidential Election Campaigns in Journal of Politics 64:4, ( ) October 30- INTEGRATIVE SUMMARY 9 DUE Explaining the Vote, Explaining and Forecasting Elections A. Explaining the Vote and Election Abramowitz pp Abramowitz, 2004, Terrorism, Gay Marriage, and Incumbency: Explaining the Republican Victory in the 2004 Presidential Election, in The Forum: 2:4, Article 3. Castellec, et alii, Predicting and Dissecting the Seats-Votes Curve in the 2006 U.S. House Election in PS: Political Science & Politics, 41:1, pp ( ) B. Forecasting Elections and Speculations on What Might Have Been Abramowitz pp , Brams, pp James E.Campbell, Polls and Votes: The Trial-Heat Presidential Election Forecasting Model, Certainty, and Political Campaigns, in American Politics Research, Vol. 24, No. 4, ( ) James E. Campbell, The Referendum That Didn t Happen: The Forecasts of the 2000 Presidential Election. In PS- Political Science and Politics, 34: ( ) Thomas N. Brunell Rethinking Redistricting: How Drawing Uncompetitive Districts Eliminates Gerrymanders, Enhances Representation, and Improves Attitude towards Congress, in PS: Political Science and Politics, 40: ( 553e6b92ef1 ) David H. Donald Four Fateful Elections. Smithsonian. 35:52-65 ( ) 8

9 November 6- INTEGRATIVE SUMMARY10 DUE (on Explaining the vote ) Running for Congress and Local Office- Incumbency, Issues, Candidates, Campaign Spending & Election Outcomes. Abramowitz pp Richard R. Lau and Gerald M. Pomper, Negative Campaigning by US Senate Candidates, in Party Politics, Vol. 7, No. 1, ( ) Jamie Carson, Strategy, Selection, and Candidate Competition in U.S. House and Senate Elections in Journal of Politics 67:1, 1-28 ( ) Markus Prior, 2006, The Incumbent in the Living Room: The Rise of Television and the Incumbency Advantage in U.S. House Elections in Journal of Politics 68:3, pp ( ) Alan Abramowitz, Brad Alexander and Mathew Gunning, Don t Blame Redistricting for Uncompetitive Elections. PS: Political Science and Politics, 40: ( 9e8bd98cb77 ) November 13- INTEGRATIVE SUMMARY 11 DUE Elections and Voting in Whole Other Countries Bonnie M. Meguid, Competition Between Unequals: The Role of Mainstream Party Strategy in Niche Party Success in American Political Science Review 99:2, ( Allistair Cole, A Strange Affair: The 2002 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in France in Government and Opposition 37:3, pp ( ) Clarke et alii, Taking the Bloom off New Labour's Rose: Party Choice and Voter Turnout in Britain, 2005, in Journal of Elections, Public Opinion & Parties, 16:1, pp November 20 INTEGRATIVE SUMMARY 12 DUE and elections in Texas Coate, et alii, The performance of pivotal-voter models in small- scale elections: Evidence from Texas liquor referenda in Journal of Public Economics, 92:3/4, pp ( ) Gregory Thielemann, 1993 Local Advantage in Campaign Financing: Friends, Neighbors, and Their Money in Texas Supreme Court Elections, in Journal of Politics, 55:2, pp ( ) Dale Baum, 1991, Pinpointing Apparent Fraud in the 1861 Texas Secession Referendum, in Journal of Interdisciplinary History, 22:2, pp ( ) November 27 Thanksgiving Holiday - No Class December 4 INTEGRATIVE SUMMARY 13 DUE Discussion of the General Election, Recap, and the Next Time Brams, pp , Thompson December and Epitaph December 11- Date of the Final Exam. Comprehensive Essay DUE NLT PLEASE NOTE I reserve the right to amend or append this syllabus as need dictates. Any and all changes will be announced in sufficient time to allow for your personal adjustment. -" " " " "----detach here----" " " "------"- By my signature affixed, I acknowledge that I have read, understood, and will comply with all terms and conditions of this syllabus:, (Printed name) (UTD Student ID), (Signature) (Date) (Last updated: 19 August, 2008) 9