Slide 1 Slide 2 Congress Slide 3 House & Senate: Differences in Representation Bicameral System: Two Chambers –Part of the Connecticut Compromise –Each state has…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Electoral systems used in the UK Plurality (First past the Post; FPTP) in single member constituencies: –Used in elections to the UK House of Commons; local…

Slide 1How can it be improved and does it matter? Slide 2 Democracy in Crisis? Source: MORI 2003, way before the MPs expenses scandal! Politics in the UK is in crisis. The…

Slide 1 What are the main advantages and disadvantages? Slide 2 Different systems in UK There are FOUR voting systems in use in the UK at the moment. The First Past The Post…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Congress Slide 3 House & Senate: Differences in Representation Bicameral System: Two Chambers –Each state has two senators –Representation in the…

Slide 1 “The Traditional Right” Support Bush 72%-17% US should use preemptive strike Gay relationships are “morally wrong” Religion should play more important role…

Slide 1 Gerrymandering and Legislative Efficiency John Mackenzie FREC/CANR University of Delaware Slide 2 Gerrymandering involves the redrawing of election district boundaries…

Slide 1 Election Forum Health Care in the 2008 Election: Senator McCain or Senator Obama– How Will the Candidates Improve Health Care? How Will the Election Affect Academic…

Slide 1 Proportional Representation by the Single Transferable Vote (PR-STV) Weekend 4 : Session 2 Slide 2 Basic principles PR-STV aims to create a representative assembly…

Slide 1 Municipal Reform Movement A continuum – Some cities adopted one or two reforms – A “reform City” has most / all reforms in charter – Western, smaller, suburban,…