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The Politic 2008 Winter, The Politic, Inc.

The Politic

No abstract provided.

2008: Assembly's Recommendation

CACTUS--Citizens' Assembly for Critical Thinking About the United States

The members of EKU's first CACTUS (Citizen's Assembly for Critical Thinking about the United States, POL 301) have carefully deliberated about the issue for electing the President and concluded that our current Electoral College is not the best electoral system for the United States.

Equality News (Winter 2008), Matthew R. Dubois

Equality news / EqualityMaine (2004-2008)

No abstract provided.

The Struggle For The Right To Vote, Minnesota State University Mankato

Elections/Voting

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from Minnesota State University, Mankato.

2008 Mandate: Is It Time To Change The Way We Elect The President?

CACTUS--Citizens' Assembly for Critical Thinking About the United States

The 2008 Citizen's Assembly for Critical Thinking about the United States (CACTUS) must study models and proposals for electing the President of the United States and the Vice-President, and recommend whether the process, including the current "electoral college" method of electing these officials as described in the U.S. Constitution, Article II and Amendment XII, should be retained or another method should be adopted.

2008: Public Response Submissions

CACTUS--Citizens' Assembly for Critical Thinking About the United States

Is it time to change the way we elect the President?

Does the electoral college work?

Is it democratic?

Should there be a direct popular vote for the president?

Are "faithless electors" an accident waiting to happen?

Presidential Election Of 1980, José Villalobos

Selected Works Temporary Series

No abstract provided.

Immigration, José Villalobos

Selected Works Temporary Series

No abstract provided.

Issue Evasion, José Villalobos

Selected Works Temporary Series

No abstract provided.

Twenty-Sixth Amendment, José Villalobos

Selected Works Temporary Series

No abstract provided.

Printed Material: Hillary For President, Guidelines For Receiving Contributions, Hilary Clinton For President; Exploratory Committee

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Informational flyer with guidelines for campaign donations. Hillary for President. No date given. Box 14 Folder 11

Leaflet: Hillary For President Exploratory Committee, 10 For 10 Donation Form, Hillary Clinton For President Exploratory Committee

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Hillary Clinton for President Exploratory Committee 10 for 10 program donation form. No date given. Box 14 Folder 11

Electoral Poaching And Party Identification, Dan Kovenock, Brian Roberson

Economics Faculty Articles and Research

This article studies electoral competition in a model of redistributive politics with deterministic voting and heterogeneous voter loyalties to political parties. We construct a natural measure of `party strength' based on the sizes and intensities of a party's loyal voter segments and demonstrate how party behavior varies with the two parties' strengths. In equilibrium, parties target or `poach' a strict subset of the opposition party's loyal voters: offering those voters a high expected transfer, while `freezing out' the remainder with a zero transfer. The size of the subset of opposition voters frozen out and, consequently, the level of inequality in …

Issue Evasion, José Villalobos

Departmental Papers (PS)

No abstract provided.

Twenty-Sixth Amendment, José Villalobos

Departmental Papers (PS)

No abstract provided.

Immigration, José Villalobos

Departmental Papers (PS)

No abstract provided.

Debate Transcript, Belmont University

Debate '08

Full transcript of the town hall presidential debate between candidates Sen. John McCain (R-ARIZ.) and Sen. Barrack Obama (D-ILL.) hosted by Belmont University on October 7, 2008. Debate moderated by Tom Brokaw.

Obtained from http://www.belmontdebate08.com.

CQ Transcriptions/Morningside.

Honorary Host Committee, Belmont University

Debate '08

2008 Town Hall Presidential Debate Honorary Host Committee, for the debate hosted by Belmont University on October 7, 2008.

Listed as being "in formation 08/22/08".

Belmont Debate 08 Sponsors, Belmont University

Debate '08

List of sponsors for the Town Hall Presidential Debate at Belmont University on October 7, 2008.

Sponsors are separated into the following six tiers: President's Level, Candidate Level, Campaign Level, Delegate Level, Precinct Level, and Voter Level.

"08 Town Hall Presidential Debate" Artistic Rendering, Phil Ponder

Debate '08

Painting by Phil Ponder placing Belmont University buildings alongside other famous/important buildings in Tennessee.

Buildings from left to right: Tennessee Capitol, James K. Polk Home, The Hermitage (Home of President Andrew Jackson), Andrew Johnson Homestead, Belmont Mansion, Curb Event Center, Belmont Bell Tower, Gordon E. Inman Center for Health Science, Parthenon, Union Station, Ryman Auditorium, L&C Tower, Fort Nashbourough, AT&T Building.

Official Debate '08 Booklet, Belmont University

Debate '08

Official Debate '08 Booklet, signed by Barack Obama and John McCain, containing history of The Commission on Presidential Debates and Belmont University.

Debate '08 Program, Belmont University

Debate '08

Program for the Town Hall Presidential Debate taking place at Belmont University's Curb Event Center on October 7, 2008.

Contains: letter from Belmont President Bob Fischer, Honorary Host Committee, Belmont University Debate '08 Programs, Debate City-Wide Schedule of Events, Debate '08 Sponsors, Debate '08 Partners, University Partners, University Partners Debate '08 Events, Belmont University Administration, Faculty and Staff, The Commission on Presidential Debates, and a brief note about Belmont University.

Debate '08 Programming Schedule, Belmont University

Debate '08

Schedule for the extensive amount of programming Belmont University put together as part of their "Art Of Being Free" campus theme. The initiative dovetailed with the Town Hall Presidential Debate hosted by Belmont University on October 7, 2008.

Debate '08 Report Brochure, Belmont University

Debate '08

Report on the Town Hall Presidential Debate held on October 7, 2008 at Belmont University, done in the style of a photo-abundant brochure.

When Church Teachings And Policy Commitments Collide: Perspectives On Catholics In The U.S. House Of Representatives, William E. Hudson, Elizabeth A. Oldmixon

Political Science Faculty Publications

This article investigates the influence of religious values on domestic social policy-making, with a particular focus on Catholics. We analyze roll call votes in the 109^th Congress and find that Catholic identification is associated with support for Catholic Social Teaching, but both younger Catholics and Republican Catholics are found less supportive. In followup interviews with a small sample of Catholic Republicans, we find that they justify voting contrary to Church teaching by seeing its application to domestic social issues as less authoritative than Church moral teachings on issues like abortion.

Engineered Nanoscale Materials And Derivative Products: Regulatory Challenges, Linda-Jo Schierow

Congressional Research Service Reports

Scientists and engineers can now examine, design, and manipulate materials at the molecular level, termed “nanoscale,” between 1 and 100 billionths of a meter. The U.S. government has invested heavily to ensure that American industry remains a global leader in the field, because the products of nanotechnology are seen to have great economic potential and offer possible solutions to national problems ranging from energy efficiency to detection of agents of biological warfare. Optimism about nanotechnology is tempered, however, by concerns about the unknown potential of nanoscale materials to harm the environment and human health. Some have called for federal regulation …

The U.S. Policy Of Democracy Promotion In Latin America, Steven Gilbert

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

The U.S. policy of democracy promotion in Latin America has consisted of promoting governments that are favorable to U.S. political and economic interests rather than democracy itself. While the U.S. claims to have a tradition of “promoting democracy” in Latin America, justification for U.S. intervention has been questionable and inconsistent. U.S. support for Latin American regimes has coincided with favorable economic policies rather than with the strength of democracy within a country. Historically, the protection of resources for extraction has been one of the main goals of U.S. policy in Latin America. U.S. A historical overview of U.S. relations in …

Women Politicians: Why The United States Has So Few, Rebecca Kurtz

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

The United States has very few women political representatives, especially at the federal level. Many reasons exist for why women’s representation is not equal, including the power of incumbency and the persistence of gender roles which keep women from entering politics because of a general lack of education and a responsibility to care for one’s family. With the emergence of strong women like Hillary Clinton, the factors historically known to keep women from participating may not be applicable to today. These factors will be evaluated in expectation of finding what makes women politicians successful and what measures can be taken …

Comparison Of The 2008 Farm Bill Conference Agreement With The House And Senate Farm Bills, Renée Johnson, Geoffrey S. Becker, Tom Capehart, Ralph M. Chite, Tadlock Cowan, Ross W. Gorte, Charles E. Hanrahan, Remy Jurenas, Jim Monke, Jean M. Rawson, Randy Schnepf, Joe Richardson, Donald J. Marples, Mark Jickling

Congressional Research Service Reports

In late May, both the House and the Senate voted to override a presidential veto of the conference agreement on the 2008 farm bill (H.R. 2419, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008), and the conference bill became law on May 22, 2008 (P.L. 110-234). However, an enrolling error resulted in one title of the bill (Title III, Trade) being omitted from the version that was sent to the White House, and the newly enacted law contains 14 of 15 farm bill titles. To resolve this issue, both the House and Senate passed a version of the 2008 farm …

The Effect Of Gender On Health Care Policy In The State Legislature, Ashley Wilson Huth

Honors Program Theses

This paper examines whether descriptive representation, in terms of gender, affects substantive representation among female legislators in a single state legislature. Data are collected from the 82nd General Assembly of the Iowa state legislature's lower-house. The unit of analysis is the individual bill. Controlling for legislator and district characteristics, I test whether legislator gender has an independent effect on the likelihood of the introduction of healthcare legislation. Utilizing the substantive representation index, and logistic regression with robust-cluster-standard-errors, I find that males introduce more healthcare bills when compared to females. The implications of this finding in terms of legislative representation are …