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Full-Text Articles in Political Science
Marc Tiritilli On His 2021 Campaign For Mayor Of Normal, Ryan Denham
Marc Tiritilli On His 2021 Campaign For Mayor Of Normal, Ryan Denham
Interviews for WGLT
Marc Tiritilli, IWU Makerspace Manager & Instrument Specialist, discussed his campaign to become the next mayor of Normal, Illinois with Ryan Denham from WGLT Radio.
Sanctuary Cities And Their Respective Effect On Crime Rates, Adam R. Schutt
Sanctuary Cities And Their Respective Effect On Crime Rates, Adam R. Schutt
Undergraduate Economic Review
According to the U.S. Center for Immigration Studies (2017), cities or counties in twenty-four states declare themselves as a place of “sanctuary” for illegal immigrants. This study addresses the following question: Do sanctuary cities experience higher crime rates than those cities that are not? Using publicly available data, this regression analysis investigates the relationship between crime rates in selected cities and independent variables which the research literature or the media has linked to criminal activity. Results of this research reveal that sanctuary cities do not experience higher violent or property crime rates than those cities that are not sanctuary cities.
Professor Greg Shaw On Politics And Our Knowledge Of Healthcare, Charlie Schlenker
Professor Greg Shaw On Politics And Our Knowledge Of Healthcare, Charlie Schlenker
Interviews for WGLT
IWU Professor of Political Science Greg Shaw discussing health care policy, and how his research shows the rhetoric around public health crisis affects what people know about it.
Author Biographies
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
No abstract provided.
The Constitutionality Of Section 5, Oscar Romero
The Constitutionality Of Section 5, Oscar Romero
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act serves as the constitutional response to the sins of voting discrimination perpetrated against minorities. The Founders of the Fifteenth Amendment envisioned the extinction of voting discrimination towards minorities and the prosperity of a government that is responsive to all Americans. Unfortunately, some states in the Union continued to block minorities from participating in elections through legal, political, and social means.
Public V. Private Organizations, Oscar Romero
Public V. Private Organizations, Oscar Romero
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
People always hear on the news politicians arguing with each other on the effectiveness of government. They both agree that government agencies can do a lot better than what they are doing right now, but disagree on how to resolve it. The left argues for providing more funding to these public agencies to have better performance; however, that will require an increase in taxes which most Americans do not want. The right argues for privatizing these public agencies so that there is no bureaucratic involvement in the procedure, as well as this, will determine which agencies succeed and which ones …
Framing Economic Populist Rhetoric: The Economically Aggrieved Find A Voice, Jordan Baker
Framing Economic Populist Rhetoric: The Economically Aggrieved Find A Voice, Jordan Baker
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
The use of economic populist rhetoric seems to be a growing trend in America. Current literature situates a positive relationship between economic insecurity and support of populism, however the strength between the two is debated. Furthermore, much is focused on individual or country level economic insecurities as it relates to populist support, but little is focused on economic insecurities at levels in between the individual and countries. Even less is written on how often populists employ economic populist messaging, as it relates to the economic insecurities in which they are speaking. In order to determine if a relationship between the …
Table Of Contents
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
No abstract provided.
Pro-Slavery Rhetoric In The Constitution, Jonathan Panton
Pro-Slavery Rhetoric In The Constitution, Jonathan Panton
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
Prior to the Thirteenth Amendment, the United States Constitution did not merely allow slavery: the document protected slavery. At the time of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the Continental Congress vigorously debated the “peculiar institution” of slavery. The lofty ideals of the Declaration proclaimed the “inalienable rights, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” By the time the Constitution was adopted in 1789, the delegates all but abandoned such lofty goals to set forth an administrative guide for government. The Constitution was a pro-slavery document because of the ⅗ clause and it enabled slavery.
Illustrating Divorce Tax Law: Lasting Impacts, Sophia Lamore
Illustrating Divorce Tax Law: Lasting Impacts, Sophia Lamore
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
When an individual mentions divorce, it is easy to become swept up in an array of emotions. Divorce, in many ways, is seen as a beast of legal facets that needs to be understood. This highlights the impact that knowledgeable lawyers have on the general public. Understanding the individual facets of divorce law is imperative. Divorce not only affects two people, but it possesses additional consequences for individuals related to divorcees. Divorce further has the potential to shift the dynamic for an entire family. Additionally, divorce is becoming increasingly prevalent. Current survey data found that steadily half of marriages fail …
Vox Populi Non Est Vox Dei, Oscar Romero
Vox Populi Non Est Vox Dei, Oscar Romero
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
When determining where the meaning of truth lies in this world, the first question to ask is this: what truth is the world looking for? For medical scientists, they look for the truth to longevity. For philosophers, they look for moral truths. For political scientists, they look for the truth of power. What does power do, and how is it used are questions to ponder when investigating this truth; however, one must first answer the question of where does power lie. Some political scientists, such as Francis Lieber, reminds us how history relates the concept of power with God, the …
Damn All The Eggs That Ever Was: Meritocracy And Its Failures On The Younger Family, Graham Dano
Damn All The Eggs That Ever Was: Meritocracy And Its Failures On The Younger Family, Graham Dano
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
In this article, Lorraine Hansberry's magnum opus book about structural racism in 1950s America, "A Raisin in the Sun", is discussed in detail, and how the book itself is a rebuke to those Americans who insist that our country is a meritocracy for all races and ethnicities. The lived experiences of the Younger Family, the African-American protagonists of the book, are filled with not only elements of structural racism, but the reactions of their neighbors and acquaintances to this racism as well.
Editor's Introduction, Megan Baker, Oscar Romero
Editor's Introduction, Megan Baker, Oscar Romero
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
No abstract provided.
Letter From The Department Chair, Greg M. Shaw
Letter From The Department Chair, Greg M. Shaw
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
No abstract provided.
Antonin Scalia, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, And The Supreme Court, Graham Dano
Antonin Scalia, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, And The Supreme Court, Graham Dano
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
This article breaks down the implications of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's health problems-all the more relevant due to her recent hospitalization in May 2020-and shows how the Democratic Party has been outmaneuvered by the Republicans in terms of SCOTUS control. The path to reestablishing a Democratic Supreme Court, as formerly seen from the 1940s-1970s, depends on the defeat of President Donald Trump in the 2020 general election.
Moral Principles Under Market Rules, Oscar Romero
Moral Principles Under Market Rules, Oscar Romero
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
In a republican society, the government must generally carry out the moral values of its constituents, ranging from physical protection to economic stability to social equality. This is done by Congress passing laws and the executive branch, upon the President approving those laws, executing them faithfully. Because the federal government is enormous, agencies and departments established for the laws can be carried out effectively. However, like any government, they are limited to a budget to carry out those laws. These agencies can easily monetize materials when estimating the policies’ impact, but it is not easy to monetize moral values. The …
Socioeconomic Declinism And Right-Wing Populist Support, Kayley Rettberg
Socioeconomic Declinism And Right-Wing Populist Support, Kayley Rettberg
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
This paper focuses on resolving the false dichotomy between the economic grievance and cultural backlash theses commonly presented in the literature on Right-Wing Populist attitude formation. It elaborates on Gidron and Hall’s social integration thesis by introducing the socioeconomic declinism thesis, which combines social, cultural, and economic factors when measuring Right-Wing populist attitudes. The interaction between the cultural backlash, social integration, and economic grievance theories provides a more holistic account of why right-wing populist attitudes form. This study pulls from the European Social Survey Round 8 to conduct a large-N statistical analysis of two compiled indices—the socioeconomic integration index and …
Beyond The Year Of The Woman, Pooja Patil
Beyond The Year Of The Woman, Pooja Patil
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
Women make up about 50% of the American population but currently only 24% of Congress. This persistent underrepresentation is a matter of concern because Congress often votes on issues that disproportionately affect women. Prior research has established a consistent set of variables that factor into the supply of and demand for women in elected offices, namely incumbency, party, district characteristics, candidate characteristics and voter stereotypes. In 1992, deemed the “Year of the Woman” where a record number of women won seats in Congress, an increased number of those candidates embraced stereotypically female strengths and employed those in their campaign strategies. …