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Author:

Klavans, Jordan Andrew

Title:

Who Do Americans Trust With The Economy? How Economic Performance Predicts State Legislative Election Outcomes

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

economy
state election
economic voting
predict
incumbency
partisan advantage
state economies
campaign
recession
voter behavior
Democrats
Republicans
politics

File:

Download Klavans_Jordan_StateElectionsAndEconomicPerformance.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Zachary Donald Baumann, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Rankin-Wahlers, Jaden H

Title:

Does a Title Matter? State Justices’ Selection Method Effect on Public Opinion

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Selection Method
Appointed Justice
Elected Justice
State Justice

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Michael J Nelson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Devery, Richard T

Title:

DUG IN: FOSSIL FUEL INTEREST GROUPS DONATING TO STATE LEGISLATORS

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Political Science
Campaign Finance Reform
Political Donations
Interest Groups

File:

Download Devery_Richard_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Lynn Lowery, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Carper, Joseph Alan

Title:

Partisan Problems: How Partisan Redistricting Methods Lead to Non-Competitive Elections

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Congress
Elections
American
Politics
Redistricting
Gerrymandering

File:

Download FINAL_DRAFT_b.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Suzanna Linn, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Lordan, Daniel J

Title:

BEHAVIORAL GENETICS OR FLAWED STATISTICS – MEASURING THE ROBUSTNESS OF ACE MODELS IN CONTEXT DEPENDENT CTD STUDIES

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Behavioral genetics
likert-type
methodology
classical twin design
ace model
genes and environment

File:

Download Lordan_Daniel_Schreyer_Thesis_Spring_2017_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Peter Hatemi, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Abramowich, Thadeus Stewart Sandoe

Title:

CAMPAIGN GAFFES: AN ANALYSIS OF WHEN AND WHY THE MISTAKES OF POLITICIANS MATTER

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Campaign
Gaffe
Election
Media

File:

Download Abramowich_Thadeus_Gaffes_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Mark Gerald Major, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor