Chapter 7 Lecture

Table of Contents:

00:00 - Introduction to Political Science
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01:54 - Learning Objectives (1 of 3)
01:55 - Learning Objectives (2 of 3)
01:55 - Learning Objectives (3 of 3)
01:56 - Alternative Principles of Representation (1 of 3)
03:13 - Alternative Principles of Representation (2 of 3)
03:40 - Alternative Principles of Representation (3 of 3)
03:43 - Voting Rules: How Citizens Choose
04:02 - The Majoritarian Option: "SMP" (1 of 2)
04:05 - The Majoritarian Option: "SMP" (2 of 2)
04:30 - Figure 7-1 Votes and Seats under Britain's SMP Rules since 1945The big Conservative and Labour parties are overrepresented, with seat shares (dotted lines) usually above their voting shares (solid lines). The smaller Liberal Democrats are under-represented.
04:50 - The Proportional Option: "PR" (1 of 3)
05:03 - The Proportional Option: "PR" (2 of 3)
05:04 - Table 7-1 (1 of 2) Party-List Voting under Israel's PR Voting RulesIn the 2015 elections within Israel's PR system, parties get almost the same share of seats and votes.
05:13 - Table 7-1 (2 of 2) Party-List Voting under Israel's PR Voting RulesIn the 2015 elections within Israel's PR system, parties get almost the same share of seats and votes.
05:13 - The Proportional Option: "PR" (3 of 3)
05:44 - Modified Majoritarian and Proportional Rules (1 of 3)
06:38 - Modified Majoritarian and Proportional Rules (2 of 3)
07:21 - Modified Majoritarian and Proportional Rules (3 of 3)
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07:23 - Descriptive Possibilities in Voting (1 of 2)
07:54 - Descriptive Possibilities in Voting (2 of 2)
08:12 - Map 7-1 Gerrymandering in North CarolinaNorth Carolina's 12th district, designated in this map by the blue-shaded area, snakes around the state to concentrate African American voting.
08:21 - Table 7-2 (1 of 3) Principles, Strengths, and Weaknesses of Electoral LawsPrinciple of Representation
08:22 - Table 7-2 (2 of 3) Principles, Strengths, and Weaknesses of Electoral LawsPrinciple of Representation
08:37 - Table 7-2 (3 of 3) Principles, Strengths, and Weaknesses of Electoral LawsModifications
08:38 - Political Parties: Intermediaries of Representation
08:47 - Parties as Organizers of Debate and Action (1 of 3)
09:02 - Parties as Organizers of Debate and Action (2 of 3)
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09:07 - Parties as Organizers of Debate and Action (3 of 3)
09:18 - Party Systems, Voting Rules, and Social Divisions (1 of 3)
09:34 - Party Systems, Voting Rules, and Social Divisions (2 of 3)
09:35 - Party Systems, Voting Rules, and Social Divisions (3 of 3)
09:36 - Variations in Party Strength (1 of 3)
09:37 - Figure 7-2 Party Systems and Principles of Representation
09:38 - Variations in Party Strength (2 of 3)
09:38 - Variations in Party Strength (3 of 3)
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09:38 - Elected Offices: Executives and Legislators in the Presidential Model
09:39 - The Presidential Model and the Separation of Powers (1 of 3)
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09:55 - The Presidential Model and the Separation of Powers (2 of 3)
09:58 - The Presidential Model and the Separation of Powers (3 of 3)
10:02 - Presidentialism and Principles of Representation
10:02 - Semi Presidential system
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10:04 - The Case for Presidential Representation (1 of 2)
10:07 - The Case for Presidential Representation (2 of 2)
10:07 - Elected Offices: Executives and Legislators in the Parliamentary Model
10:08 - Mexico
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10:25 - The Parliamentary Model of Fusion of Powers (1 of 4)
10:26 - The Parliamentary Model of Fusion of Powers (2 of 4)
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10:28 - The Parliamentary Model of Fusion of Powers (3 of 4)
10:28 - The Parliamentary Model of Fusion of Powers (4 of 4)
11:05 - The Case for Parliamentary Representation (1 of 3)
11:08 - Figure 7-3 Elected Offices and Principles of RepresentationThe most majoritarian political system is a parliamentary system with a single-party majority: the same big party holds both the legislature and the executive, so that party controls the agenda. Presidential systems are also basically majoritarian—by definition, only the top vote getter wins the presidency—but because voters elect the legislature separately, there is the possibility of a more proportional sharing of power if one party wins the presidency and another party wins the legislative majority (the situation of "divided government" shown here). When parliamentary systems have no single-party majority, they operate in much more proportional ways: multiple parties must form a coalition government, and the coalition parties typically divide up the government minister positions among them.
11:08 - Parliamentarism and Principles of Representation (1 of 2)
11:09 - Parliamentarism and Principles of Representation (2 of 2)
11:09 - The Case for Parliamentary Representation (2 of 3)
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11:11 - Ireland
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11:40 - The Rational-Material Story