POL-UA 500 Lecture 10: Introduction to Comparative Politics lecture ten and review
22 Oct 2017
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Nothing on voting on midterm review session: democracy. First round plurality systems example: bloc etc. Alternative voting majoritarian system, about electing candidates, u rank the candidates and u don"t have the need for a run-off election. District magnitude : # of seats u are voting for, single senator in an election etc. Electoral formula- mathematical rules by which u decide who gets seats; how u get from the votes to the seats under these different systems. Equilibrium (collective action) no one has incentive to change their strategy. Olson talks about smaller groups in cap. Gridlock inability to pass legislation because of disagreement among legislature. Responsibility of gov"t appointing ppl to beaurocracy. Prime minister to legislature / president to ppl who elected him to office. Walker and zombie ngos to refer to organizations that authoritarian have used to imitate democracy. Norris: combined and independent systems < can help define combined system. Gridlock is more likely to happen under presidential systems.
