Analyzing elections.039397829X Analyzing elections. Morton, Rebecca B. W.W. Norton 2006 690 pages $37.50 Paperback The new institutionalism New institutionalism describes social theory that focuses on developing a sociological view of institutions, the way they interact and the effects of institutions on society. in American politics JK1976 In his study of the American electoral process, Morton (politics, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of U.) analyzes the interactions between actors--voters, candidates, and parties--and electoral institutions using simple game-theory models. He explores the role of money and the mass media and the ways voters and candidates cope with incomplete information. Chapters on federal elections discuss how the redrawing of congressional districts Noun 1. congressional district - a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives district, territorial dominion, territory, dominion - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes influences electoral outcomes, the influence of the primary schedules on the presidential nomination, and the way the Electoral College electoral college, in U.S. government, the body of electors that chooses the president and vice president. The Constitution, in Article 2, Section 1, provides: "Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, affects how presidential nominees compete for office, among other topics. In a final section, he discusses minor parties and independent candidates, along with issues of minority participation in the electoral system electoral system Method and rules of counting votes to determine the outcome of elections. Winners may be determined by a plurality, a majority (more than 50% of the vote), an extraordinary majority (a percentage of the vote greater than 50%), or unanimity. . ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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