Voting in the Roman Senate

Voting in the Roman Senate

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Overheads 10 September 2002

Overheads 12 September 2002

Overheads 17 and 19 September 2002

Summary: Changes in Congress 1947 - 2002

Figures From Poole and Rosenthal, Chapter 2

Figures From Stewart Chapter 1

The 107^th Congress and the Iraq War Resolution

The Ideological Structure of Congressional Voting

The Polarization of the Congressional Parties

The Paradox of Voting

The Powell Amendment

Alternatives:

A = Acquit the freedmen (Status Quo)

B = Banish the freedmen

C = Condemn (execute) the freedmen

Approximately 3 blocs in the Senate with the following preferences:


Acquit   (40% of the Senate):  A > B > C


Banish   (30% of the Senate):  B > A > C


Condemn  (30% of the Senate):  C > B > A

Parliamentary Rules, Sincere Voting

Parliamentary Rules, Sophisticated Voting

Anglo-American Jury Trial Voting Rules

Plurality Voting

Plurality Voting with Sophisticated Voting

Lessons From the Roman Senate Example