American Elections

Lecture Slides

Note: There are no slides for lectures 12, 16, and 19.

LEC #	TOPICS
1	Introduction (PDF)
2	The Logic of Electoral Democracy (PDF)
3	American Electoral Institutions (PDF - 4.6MB)
4	Development of the American Electorate (PDF)
5	Development of the American Elections (PDF - 2MB)
6	Political Parties (PDF)
7	Candidates (PDF)
8	Nominations (PDF)
9	Fundamental Factors in General Elections (PDF)
10	Forecasting Elections (PDF - 1.6MB)
11	Campaign Finance and Interest Groups (PDF - 4.8MB)
13	Media and Information (PDF)
14	Presidential Campaigns (PDF)
15	Congressional Campaigns (PDF)
17	Voter Participation (PDF)
18	Voter Choice (PDF)
20	Evaluating American Democracy (PDF)
21	Reforms I - Voter Fraud and Voter ID (PDF)
22	Reforms II - Gerrymandering (PDF - 1.2MB)
23	Reforms III - Electoral Systems (PDF)