Kollman Readings Flashcards
James Madison
Federalist 10: Fear of majority, protect against it with Constitution
Federalist 51: Separation of powers to stop oppression by rulers
Brutus
Antifederalist 1: Republic will lead to tyranny, uncontrollable power, should have state republics
William Riker
Federalism: Origin, Operation, Significance: Federalism is racist, majoritarian freedom
David R. Mayhew
The Electoral Connection: Members of Congress only interested in reelection
Richard F. Fenno Jr.
Home Style: House Members in Their Districts: Geographic, reelection, primary, intimate constituencies
Burke
Speech to the Electors of Bristol
Should be in close contact with constituents, reps should be trustees
Gary Cox and Mathew McCubbins
Setting the Agenda: Responsible Party Government in the US House of Representatives, Parties to solve collective action problems
Charles Cameron
Veto Bargaining: Presidents and the Politics of Negative Power, Power through anticipated response, veto threats gain concessions
Richard E. Neustadt
Presidential Power and the Modern Presidents: The Politics of Leadership from Roosevelt to Reagan, Powerful presidents persuade, power of persuasion
Brandice Canes-Wrone
Who Leads Whom? Presidents, Policy, and the Public, conditional pandering theory
William G. Howell
Power Without Persuasion: The Politics of Direct Presidential Action: Unilateral action, no persuading Congress
Samuel Kernell
Going Public: New Strategies of Presidential Leadership, Degree of going public speaks to their type of leadership
Arthur Lupia and Mathew McCubbins
The Democratic Dilemma: Can Citizens Learn What They Need to Know?: Get knowledge through experience or through learning from others to make reasoned choice
John R. Zaller
The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion, Persuasive (arguments for taking a POV) and cueing messages (ideological/partisan contextual info)
More aware people state opinions ideologically consistent with their predispositions
Koza
Every Vote Equal: A State-Based Plan for Electing the Presidency by a National Popular Vote
McCarty and Rosenthal
Polarized America: The Dance of Ideology and Unequal Riches, Disparity in income inequality, feeds into political polarization
Rosenstone and Hansen
Mobilization, Participation, and Democracy in America: Participation puts demands on resources, opportunities forgone, more educated participate more, people with sense of political efficacy
Aldrich
Why Parties? A Second Look: Responsible party thesis: give electorate a range of choices for electoral opposition, for building careers, endogenous institutions, Duverger’s Law
Campbell, Converse
The American Voter: An Abridgement: Party identification denotes psychological identification, self-classification (independents conceal commitments, affected by parties), what is a true independent
Olson
The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups, Theory of groups, purpose of organization to further interests, expected to further common interests, common goal achievement provides public good, cost of organization
Baym
Soft News Goes to War: Public Opinion and American Foreign Policy in the New Media Age, Soft news: media intended to entertain that also informs, learning through entertainment
Abrajano
Campaigning to the New American Electorate: Advertising to Latino Voters, Candidates compete for the immigrant vote, cultural bridge to ethnic communities, ads in Spanish (worked for JFK), Latinos tend to vote Democratic
Hamilton
Federalist 78: Judge appointment same, hold offices during good behavior, has no force or will but judgement, independence of the courts
Wilson
Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It, Vary in effectiveness (armies, prisons, schools), sometimes good executives create new institutions, harder to do so now, Rationalize government to rationalize society, problem of administration
McCubbins and Schwartz
Congressional Oversight Overlooked: Police Patrols versus Fire Alarms
Rosenberg
The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring About Social Change?, Courts are constrained followers, not as dynamic as thoughts
Maynard Keynes
The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money: government stabilizes the economy and reduces unemployment, without it more fluctuation would occur
Friedman
Capitalism and Freedom: government spending to stimulate the economy is a mistake
Mettler
The Submerged State: How Invisible Government Politics Undermine American Democracy: most Americans don’t recognize that much of their natural well being comes from the government
Bartels
Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the Gilded Age: Republicans win elections more though Democrats have better growth because growth in Republican presidencies happens near elections and voters have short attention spans
Russell Mead
Special Providence: American Foreign Policy and how it Changed the World: Hamiltonians want to ally national gov and business, Wilsonians want to spread democracy, Jeffersonians want to safeguard democracy at home, Jacksonians support well-being of Americans
