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Prospective Voting: Assumptions and U.S. Reality in 2015

Answer Robertson's 2015 study-guide question about future policy choices, each voter assumption, and turnout, using the contemporary classroom account.

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Political Science 1100, Robertson, Spring 2015Study Guide for Exam 2, Monday March 9, 2015Study-guide instructions: The best answers will be clear and concise explanations that demonstrate that you know the material. Define the key terms, use these terms accurately and include specific examples.2. Describe “prospective” voting, according to class? What does prospective voting assume about the voters? Does actual voting in the U.S. meet the assumptions of the prospective voting model? You should discuss turnout, in addition to each of the assumptions.

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This answer addresses the Spring 2015 study guide using Robertson's contemporary public lecture, not a teacher key or present-day voting data. The lecture supplies three assumptions and a qualitative turnout assessment; no turnout rate is invented. The transit example is illustrative. The 2008/2012 examples are the lecturer's framing and do not establish individual voter motives or a single causal explanation for election outcomes.