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American Politics. In a Nutshell. AGENT. INSTITUTIONS. STRUCTURE. ECONOMICS. CULTURE. INSTITUTIONS. STRUCTURE. ECONOMICS. CULTURE. Arend Lijphart, Patterns of Democracy, Yale University Press, 1999. INSTITUTIONS.
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American Politics In a Nutshell
AGENT INSTITUTIONS STRUCTURE ECONOMICS CULTURE
INSTITUTIONS STRUCTURE ECONOMICS CULTURE
Arend Lijphart, Patterns of Democracy, Yale University Press, 1999 INSTITUTIONS Andrew Roberts, “What Kind of Democracy Is Emerging in Eastern Europe?” Post-Soviet Affairs, 2006, 22(1): 37–64
Lijphart: Two Dimensions Concentrated politics Executive Parties Divided politics • Divided Concentrated • institutions institutions
Lijphart: Executive-Parties Dimension Concentrated Divided How much control canparty have over government? High Low http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details
Lijphart: Executive-Parties Dimension Concentrated Divided Electoral System Party System Cabinets Executive-Legislature Interest Groups High Low http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details
Lijphart: Executive-Parties Dimension Concentrated Divided Electoral System Party System Cabinets Executive Interest Groups http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details
Lijphart: Executive-Parties Dimension Concentrated Divided Electoral System Party System Cabinets Executive-Legislature Interest Groups http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details
As compared to the United States, 1946-2001 Republicans Third Parties Democrats 1946 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998
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Lijphart: Executive-Parties Dimension Concentrated Divided Electoral System Party System Cabinets Executive-Legislature Interest Groups http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details
Lijphart: Executive-Parties Dimension Concentrated Divided Electoral System Party System Cabinets Executive-Legislature Interest Groups http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details
Lijphart: Executive-Parties Dimension Concentrated Divided Electoral System Party System Cabinets Executive-Legislature Interest Groups http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details
Lijphart: Executive-Parties Dimension Concentrated Divided Electoral System Party System Cabinets Executive-Legislature Interest Groups http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details
Lijphart: Executive-Parties Dimension Concentrated Divided Electoral System Party System Cabinets Executive-Legislature Interest Groups http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details
Lijphart: Executive-Parties Dimension Concentrated Divided Electoral System Party System Cabinets Executive-Legislature Interest Groups American interest groups are divided, magnifying the centralization of the American Executive-Parties dimension http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details
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Leadership in political parties: United States and Slovakia One Person Rule Multiple Centers of Power Factions Reform (2000) Republicans Democrats Perot (1992) SNS Slota Smer Fico SDKU SMK KDH None HZDS Meciar
Lijphart: Executive-Parties Dimension Concentrated Divided Electoral System Party System Cabinets Executive-Legislature Interest Groups Party Organization http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details
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Lijphart: Unitary-Federal Dimension Concentrated politics Divided politics • Divided Concentrated • institutions institutions
Lijphart: Unitary-Federal Dimension How much can government change policy? Are there mechanisms to preserve the “minority's” voice/rights? High Low http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details
Lijphart: Unitary-Federal Dimension Concentrated Divided High Low http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details
Lijphart: Unitary-Federal Dimension Concentrated Divided Legislative Unity Regional Dependence Bank Dependence Judicial Dependence Constitutional Maleability http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details
Lijphart: Unitary-Federal Dimension Concentrated Divided Legislative Unity Regional Dependence Bank Dependence Judicial Dependence Constitutional Maleability http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details
Lijphart: Unitary-Federal Dimension Concentrated Divided Legislative Unity Regional Dependence Bank Dependence Judicial Dependence Constitutional Maleability http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details
Lijphart: Unitary-Federal Dimension Concentrated Divided Legislative Unity Regional Dependence Bank Dependence Judicial Dependence Constitutional Maleability http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details
Lijphart: Unitary-Federal Dimension Concentrated Divided Legislative Unity Regional Dependence Bank Dependence Judicial Dependence Constitutional Maleability http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details
Lijphart: Unitary-Federal Dimension Concentrated Divided Legislative Unity Regional Dependence Bank Dependence Judicial Dependence Constitutional Maleability http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details
Lijphart: Unitary-Federal Dimension Concentrated Divided Legislative Unity Regional Dependence Bank Dependence Judicial Dependence Constitutional Maleability http://wikisum.com/w/Lijphart:_Patterns_of_democracy#The_Executive-Parties_Dimension:_Details
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Lijphart: Two Dimensions Concentrated politics Divided politics • Divided Concentrated • institutions institutions
INSTITUTIONS STRUCTURE CULTURE ECONOMICS
Byron E. Shafer and William J.M. Claggett, The Two Majorities, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995. Byron E. Shafer and William J.M. Claggett , The American Public Mind: The Issues Structure of Mass Politics in the Postwar United States, Cambridge University Press, 2010. STRUCTURE CULTURE ECONOMICS
What do you do? Behavior/ Politics What doyou think? Attitudes Who are you? Demographics
What do you do? Behavior/ Politics What doyou think? Attitudes Who are you? Demographics
Race Religion Catholic or High Protestant Not Christian Low Protestant College Graduates Not African-American African-American 13% Not African-American 87% Some College High School Graduates High School Dropouts
Race Religion Religion Catholic or High Protestant Not Christian Low Protestant African-American 13% Not Christian 10% Funda- mentalist 21% Catholic or High Protestant 56% High School Graduates
Race Religion Religion Catholic or High Protestant Education Not Christian Low Protestant College Graduate 10% African-American 13% Not Christian 10% Funda- mentalist 21% Some College 14% Secondary Grad. 19% Secondary Dropout12%
What do you do? Behavior/ Politics What doyou think? Attitudes Who are you? Demographics
Against abortion Against defense cuts Against homosexuality For assisting the needy For banning dangerous books Easy police searches Care for others Equal rights not achieved For Affirmative Action Aid To Farmers For National Health Care For prayer in school For retirement programs Limits on free speech For assisting African-Americans Provide food/shelter Peace through strength For missile defense
Against abortion Against defense cuts Against homosexuality For assisting the needy For banning dangerous books Easy police searches Care for others Equal rights not achieved For Affirmative Action Aid To Farmers For National Health Care For prayer in school For retirement programs Limits on free speech For assisting African-Americans Provide food/shelter Peace through strength For missile defense