How Long to Read Voting the Agenda

How Long Does it Take to Read Voting the Agenda?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 55 minutes to read Voting the Agenda by Stephen P. Nicholson

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

How do voters make decisions in low-information elections? How distinctive are these voting decisions? Traditional approaches to the study of voting and elections often fail to address these questions by ignoring other elections taking place simultaneously. In this groundbreaking book, Stephen Nicholson shows how issue agendas shaped by state ballot propositions prime voting decisions for presidential, gubernatorial, Senate, House, and state legislative races. As a readily accessible source of information, the issues raised by ballot propositions may have a spillover effect on elections and ultimately define the meaning of myriad contests. Nicholson examines issues that appear on the ballot alongside candidates in the form of direct legislation. Found in all fifty states, but most abundant in those states that feature citizen-initiated ballot propositions, direct legislation represents a large and growing source of agenda issues. Looking at direct legislation issues such as abortion, taxes, environmental regulation, the nuclear freeze, illegal immigration, and affirmative action, Nicholson finds that these topics shaped voters' choices of candidates even if the issues were not featured in a particular contest or were not relevant to the job responsibilities of a particular office. He concludes that the agendas established by ballot propositions have a far greater effect in priming voters than is commonly recognized, and indeed, that the strategic use of initiatives and referenda by political elites potentially thwarts the will of the people.

How long is Voting the Agenda?

Voting the Agenda by Stephen P. Nicholson is 169 pages long, and a total of 43,771 words.

This makes it 57% the length of the average book. It also has 53% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Voting the Agenda Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 59 minutes to read Voting the Agenda aloud.

What Reading Level is Voting the Agenda?

Voting the Agenda is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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