HIST 115 Lecture 13: Reading Outline pg. 459-481
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Politicians at all levels of government are elected or replaced every 4 years on the. In recent times, us electric has been the most inclusive in the country"s history. The electorate includes the citizens that are eligible to vote. A mandate is a command, indicated by the electorate"s votes, for the elected officials to carry out their platforms. Sometimes the claim of a mandate is suspect because voters are not so much endorsing one candidate and his or her beliefs as rejecting his or her opponent. Usually, this occurs because the electorate is exercising retrospective judgement. Retrospective judgment is a voter"s evaluation of the performance of the party in power. Allows the voters to evaluate the record of office holders much better than they can predict the future actions of the out-of-power challengers. Perspective judgment is a voter"s evaluation of a candidate based on what he or she pledges to do about an issue if elected.
