| Title: | Voting and Electoral Systems |
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| Course Section Number: | PSC-220-01 |
| Department: | Political Science |
| Description: | FACE TO FACE COURSE. NOT AVAILABLE TO VIRTUAL LEARNERS. PSC-220-01=MAT-106-02 Voting and elections are the cornerstone of every democracy. They are how we the people tell the government what we want. Yet, complaints about the electoral process are as old as democracy itself. Even today -especially today- issues like Gerrymandering and the Electoral College have us questioning whether or no ordinary citizens really are qualified to make political decisions. "The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything." -Joseph Stalin In this course, we will exam the variety of ways that voters decide and votes are counted. Are some electoral systems better than others? Are some fairer than others? Are those even the same thing? One unique feature of this course is that we will examine these issues from political and mathematical perspectives. Can math help us measure the proportionality, fairness, efficiency or effectiveness of a political system? Can it help us find solutions for the democratic dilemma? This course is cross-listed as MAT-106 and PSC-220. As such, it can be used to satisfy the Quantitative Skills, Quantitative Literacy, or Behavioral Science distribution credits. |
| Credits: | 1.00 |
| Start Date: | January 25, 2021 |
| End Date: | May 11, 2021 |
| Meeting Information: |
04/07/2021-05/03/2021 Lecture Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:10AM - 11:00AM, Lilly Library, Room GOODRICH
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| Faculty: | Turner, William |
Course Status & Cross-Listings
| Cross-list Group Capacity: | 30 |
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| Cross-list Group Student Count: | 32 |
| Calculated Course Status: | CLOSED |
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