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Apr 27, 2021

DC Statehood Would Increase Senate Malapportionment. This Would be Bad for American Democracy.

As the effort to make Washington, D.C. the nation’s 51st state moves closer to fruition, it is high time to talk about what D.C. statehood would mean for one of the most undemocratic features of American government: the malapportionment of the U.S. Senate. Malapportionment is the technical term for a…

Dc Statehood

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Nov 19, 2020

The Ultra-Nationalized Wisconsin State Legislative Elections of 2020

This year’s races for seats in the Wisconsin Legislature featured a healthy number of hotly contested races and millions of dollars in spending, but electoral data suggest that their outcomes may have been determined by a factor completely beyond the control of the candidates: the presidential election. To examine the…

Elections

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The Ultra-Nationalized Wisconsin State Legislative Elections of 2020
The Ultra-Nationalized Wisconsin State Legislative Elections of 2020

Oct 8, 2020

Is the U.S. Senate Unusually Undemocratic?

In recent weeks, a slew of think tanks and journalists have published reports or articles arguing that the American political system is in dire need of “democratization.” These pieces make a variety of claims, but their basic thrust is simple: America’s political institutions, as currently constituted, do not reflect core…

Senate

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Is the U.S. Senate Unusually Undemocratic?
Is the U.S. Senate Unusually Undemocratic?
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Adam Myers

Adam Myers is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Providence College

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