A selection of papers, posters, and theses voluntarily deposited by students in the department of Political Science.
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Submissions from 2015
Humanitarian and Military Interventions: Understanding Where Isolationists and Internationalists Diverge, Rachel Fox
Voting Preference, Religion and Ethnicity’s Impact on Party Identification, Benjamin Gourley
The Effect of Voter Identification Laws on Voter Turnout, Robert Heins
Re-Examining the Gender Gap: What Are "Women's Issues"?, Katerina Ioannides
Young Voter Turnout, Conner Larkin
Attitudes Towards Immigration in the United States, Tianna M. Martinez
Partisanship and Foreign Policy, Sauran Mussin
Bowling Online: Youth, Participatory Politics, and New Media, Kathryn Newburn
Gun Control and Public Opinion, Jessica J. Nicholas
Muslim Stereotypes and Nuclear Iran, David S. Norick
Political Activism and Trust in Government, Josh Nudelman
Media Use and International Engagement, Brenna Parish
Support for Welfare, Matthew Reminick
Crime Media, Punitiveness, and Fear, Robert Roussel
Campaign Finance Makes America Go Round: A Demographic Study of Individual Campaign Contributions, Geneva Sherman
Campaign Finance Makes America Go ‘Round: Individual Campaign Contributions and the Effects of Citizens United on the American Election System, Geneva Sherman
Civics and Politics: Does Civic Education affect Levels of Political Knowledge?, Lauren Siaumau
Influences on Perceptions of Income Inequality, Deepak Sithu
The Public Choice Theory in Public Opinion, Dorji Tshoden
Opinions on the Affordable Care Act: The Role of Self-Interest, Bradley J. West
The Decline of Marginal Districts in Congressional Elections, Daniel Zimmerman
Submissions from 2014
American Identity and Party Affiliation, Erika Aranda
The Relationship between the American Government and Society: Congressman John O’Connor and New York’s 16th District during the Great Depression, Kristine Avena
Iranian Nuclear Proliferation and Sanctions, Bailey Nicole Burlingame
Post Obama: Discrimination toward African Americans Remains a Major Problem in America, Mackenzie Carl
Who Do You Trust?: An Analysis of Public Perception Towards Government, Pilar Fabregas
Absentee Voting & Expanding Electoral Participation, Alyse Marie Frederick
Challenging Conventional Campaign Wisdom, Bradley Joyner
Why Youth Voters Have Lower Participation, Christine Lathrop and Shaia Araghi
Technology and Political Participation, Chris Molina
The Highly Political Supreme Court, Riley Lane Munks
Factors that Shape U.S. Public Opinion on Foreign Policy, Julianne O'Connor
The Effects of Social Media and the Internet on Political Participation, Leslie Orozco
Gender, War, and Politics, Madeline Robinson
China-Based Industrial Espionage, Joel Savary
Duverger’s Law and Strategic Voting in Large Scale Elections, Caleb Sturges
Obama 2008: An Origin for Post-Racial America?, Calah Vargas