POLS 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Universal Suffrage
20 Sep 2016
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Individuals have the best influence on politics in local politics. Really good at describing the different forms of participation. 114 t&l claim that there is no evidence between personality difference between politicians and citizens sources cited from the 1950"s not true, they are different, people who seek office are not ordinary people. 117-118 t&l talk about special interest districts, says they do not have evidence about referendums, economic interest groups do have success in referendums and policy changes. 125 t&l vote by mail increases voter turnout, however now this is disproven, results are mixed certain elections are different for different offices. Participation voting, lobbying, letters, protesting, running for office, testifying. Voting one of the most foundational basis for democracy. Participation in democracy is a collective action problem in itself. No matter if it is a little town or a big town, citizen participate to make government function. Voting is costly other things to do work, homework, clean house.
