Running for Elected Office

A Ten-Week Political Campaign Simulation for Upper-Division Courses

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12376654
AutoresLyn Kathlene (0000-0002-4898-856X, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, autor correspondente), Judd Choate (Baker University)
Ano1999
Volume32
Fascículo1
Páginas69-76
Data de publicação1999-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPS Political Science & Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1049-0965 • E-ISSN: 1537-5935
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/420753
OpenAlexW2161989740
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas2

Elections are a central feature of the U.S. system of government. Therefore, it is important that undergraduates, especially political science majors, acquire a substantive understanding of the electoral process. To help students gain this understanding, we have developed a simulation through which undergraduates gain firsthand knowledge of the campaign process. In this simulation, students assume the roles of candidates, staffers, or journalists and undertake a ten-week campaign that ends with a public debate and election. The simulation is designed to be an intensive, multidisciplinary exercise that is flexible in duration

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