Experimenting With the Balancing Hypothesis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6337673 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John G Geer (Vanderbilt University), Amy Carter (0009-0007-4852-4072, Vanderbilt University), James Mchenry (Vanderbilt University), Ryan Lee Teten (Vanderbilt University), Ryan Teten, Jennifer Hoef (Vanderbilt University) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 49-63 |
| Publication date | 2004-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0162-895X • E-ISSN: 1467-9221 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2004.00356.x |
| OpenAlex | W2165994573 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 27 |
The reasons why divided government is on the rise in the United States remain unclear. Of the explanations offered, Fiorina's (1992) balancing hypothesis—the idea that voters intentionally cast their ballots in a way that would increase the prospects of split party control—has drawn the most attention. This study gathered empirical evidence to test the hypothesis; its focus was not on whether citizens want divided government, but rather on whether they collectively act in a way consistent with balancing. In September 1900, during the national election campaign, a sample of undergraduates responded to one of five versions of a newspaper article (similar to actual articles about the campaign) that varied with respect to reported polling data on the competitiveness of the congressional and presidential races. The results cast doubt on the merits of the balancing hypothesis
Control (management · Economics · Empirical evidence · Empirical research · Epistemology · Government (linguistics · Management · Newspaper · Political science · Politics · Polling · Positive economics · Presidential system · Public relations · Sample (material · Test (biology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology
Coattails, Raincoats, and Congressional Election Outcomes
Balancing in the U.S. States, 1978–2009
Who Wants Checks and Balances? Endogeneity of the Balancing Perspective
Policy Balancing and Preferences for Party Control of Government
Measuring Preferences for Divided Government
Policy-Balancing and Ticket-Splitting
No Compromise
Linking coalition attitudes and split-ticket voting
Testing proximity versus directional voting using experiments
Partisan Politics, Divided Government, and the Economy
A Theory of Divided Government
The Nature of Belief Systems in Mass Publics
On the social psychology of the psychological experiment
Response to Born
Notes and Comments
The Puzzle of Midterm Loss
Divided Government and Economic Voting
A New Look at Split-Ticket Outcomes for House and President
Sources of Split-ticket Voting in the 1988 American Elections
The Partisan Component to the Incumbency Advantage
Midterm Elections and Divided Government
Split-Ticket Voters, Divided Government, and Fiorina's Policy-Balancing Model
Attitudes Towards Divided Government and Ticket-splitting in Australia and the United States
Downsian Voting and the Separation of Powers
Partisanship and Voting Behavior, 1952-1996
Party Balancing and Voting for Congress in the 1996 National Election
Vote Choice and the Preference for Divided Government
An Institutional Theory of Divided Government and Party Polarization
Coordination, Moderation, and Institutional Balancing in American Presidential and House Elections
Ideological Consensus Within Divided Party Government
A New Approach to the Study of Ticket Splitting
Patterns and Sources of Ticket Splitting in Subpresidential Voting
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,41 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2019 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |