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The Effect Of Selection Process On Judicial Behavior, Grant Baldwin
The Effect Of Selection Process On Judicial Behavior, Grant Baldwin
Student Works
Does the judicial selection process affect judicial behavior? In this paper I argue that the judicial selection process does affect the behavior and the character of the judiciary. Specifically, I argue that judges that are selected by executives in systems where no accountability to the people is present will mirror the ideological views of the executive in making their judicial decisions. I also argue that the competitive nature of elections influences judges to be more responsive to public opinion than those held accountable on non-competitive retention ballots. Lastly, I argue that judges that are elected or retained on non-partisan ballots …
Influencing Political Tolerance Among Populists In The Uk, Stephen Black, Kirk Hawkins
Influencing Political Tolerance Among Populists In The Uk, Stephen Black, Kirk Hawkins
Journal of Undergraduate Research
In recent years, politics around the world have seen a drastic change in its elections. Not too long ago, Mexican leftist populist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador swept the elections in July 2018. It did not come as a surprise as several other countries, especially in Europe, have seen a wave of populism emerging with the election of centrist French President Emmanuel Macron and the reelection of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. In this context, populists are generally those who view the world with an “us-versus-them” mentality and who see some sort of conspiring elite (often the government) who disregard the …
The Party Unties? An Exploration Of Divisiveness Among Donors To 2008 And 2012 Presidential Campaigns, Andrew Jensen, David Magleby
The Party Unties? An Exploration Of Divisiveness Among Donors To 2008 And 2012 Presidential Campaigns, Andrew Jensen, David Magleby
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Politics is a contentious business. When candidates and parties are not fighting each other to win elections, they fight among themselves for nominations and for their competing visions of platform and policy. This intraparty tension has been a prominent feature of the 2016 election as progressivism fought centrism in the Democratic party and conservatism struggled with populism. While primary battles can be vicious, do separate factions unite to support their party’s candidate in the general election or are they more likely to withhold their support? While the literature has studied this phenomenon amongst voters, no study has examined divisiveness among …
Effects Of Scandals On Voter Turnout In Canada, Terrance Kutney
Effects Of Scandals On Voter Turnout In Canada, Terrance Kutney
Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies
Although there has been much research done regarding the effects of political scandals on the voting share won by a political party, little research has been done on the effect of political scandals on voter turnout. This is especially true in the context of Canadian politics. This work analyzes the effect of the Canadian sponsorship scandal on voter turnout, primarily using the 2004 and 2006 iterations of the Canadian Election Study. It finds a positive relationship between anger about the sponsorship scandal and the probability of voting. Closer analysis of the 2004 election shows that voters who were angry about …
The Elections Of 1900 In Utah, R. Gary Penrod
The Elections Of 1900 In Utah, R. Gary Penrod
Theses and Dissertations
The 1900 elections have been little touched in historical studies of Utah. However 1900 was a year of special interest and deserves an examination. In that year a Special Election was held, all state offices were up for renewal and a Presidential Election took place.
The special election was necessary because B. H. Roberts had been denied his seat in the United States Congress. Roberts was excluded because he was a polygamist. The Roberts case threatened to revive gentile versus Mormon antipathies in Utah. However, the most puzzling aspect of the 1900 elections is connected with the presidential vote. In …
An Analysis Of The 1964 Idaho Second Congressional District Election Campaign, Dean Maurice Hansen
An Analysis Of The 1964 Idaho Second Congressional District Election Campaign, Dean Maurice Hansen
Theses and Dissertations
After having been elected to Congress from Idaho's Second Congressional District in 1960 by a record vote, and re-elected in 1962, Democrat Ralph Harding was defeated in 1964 by Republican George Hansen in the face of a national Democratic landslide. The objective of this thesis was to analyze the Harding-Hanson contest and attempt to identify the factors which produced the Hansen victory. The methodology employed in this analysis included library research, a comprehensive survey of newspapers serving the Second District which covered the congressional race, correspondence and interviews with candidates, campaign managers and other involved individuals and groups, a grass-roots …
The 1912 Presidential Election In Utah, C. Austin Wahlquist
The 1912 Presidential Election In Utah, C. Austin Wahlquist
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study is to determine why, in the light of local conditions and problems, Utah chose to support President Taft. Why Did Utah prefer the conservative policies of this nationally unpopular figure, while the rest of the nation favored the progressivism of Wilson or the progressivism of Roosevelt? What were the national issues which affected Utah? Who exercised political control in the state? What was the party alignment? How important was newspaper opinion? To what extent was personal friendship for Taft, on the part of local Republican leaders, a factor? Did a recent outbreak of Mormon-non-Mormon friction …