POLI 310 Chapter 49: POLI 310 Reading Notes TheVoice of the People
15 Nov 2015
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The voice of the people: an echo from. However, in a large group the electorate is rational and responsible. Electorate makes sensible decisions about public policy, performance of government and personalities of the candidates. Election returns only reflect the winner attracted the majority of the vote. Without much information about how he/she won. Voice of the people = an echo. Output of an echo chamber inevitable and invariable relation to the input. Candidate can win based on tactics and appeals. Techniques of large scaled tests theories about human behavior were used to test voting behavior. Traditional view on voters voting not as a civic act, but rather deterministic. Based on certain characteristics of the voter easily predict direction of the vote. Theories on how voters vote touch upon profound issues on the nature and workability of systems of popular government.
