Cottrill

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Biography

Santa Clara University - Political Science


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  • 1996

    PhD

    Political Science

  • 1987

    BA

    Political Science

    Pi Sigma Alpha

    Honors Program

    College Scholar

    Student Advocates for Education (SAFE)

  • Creator/Programmer of \"Nighthawks at the Diner\" every Wednesday from 11pm to 1am.

    KEOS 89.1 FM

    College Station/Bryan

    TX

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    The Circus is in Town: Congressional Hearings as a Side-Show Spectacle

    As part of a series on \"great debates\" in American politics

    this essay argues that congressional hearings have become a wasteful exercise in political theater

    rather than a genuine tool for governmental oversight.

    The Circus is in Town: Congressional Hearings as a Side-Show Spectacle

    Book review of Agenda Crossover

    by Sarah Treul: \"The theory of “agenda crossover” represents a significant contribution to our understanding of legislative politics

    and calls our attention to the generally overlooked importance of state delegations on legislative behavior. Agenda crossover occurs when re-election-minded legislators look to members of their state delegation in the other chamber for policy ideas to use in their own bill sponsorship activity. Treul does not discount the tremendous importance of party influence on the behavior of individual legislators; however

    she persuasively demonstrates that strategic

    re-election-minded members of Congress are significantly influenced by fellow members of their state delegation

    even

    in some cases

    those of the opposite party.\"

    Treul

    Sarah A. Agenda Crossover: The Influence of State Delegations in Congress [Book Review]

    Who published the one book on government in 2013 that conservative firebrand Newt Gingrich told all true believers that they should read? Well

    the author is now lieutenant governor of California. Before that

    he was mayor of San Francisco. That’s right: It’s Gavin Newsom ’89.

    Welcome to Citizenville

    Terri Peretti

    Widespread public mistrust of legislative redistricting begs the question: Can (presumably) neutral and independent courts produce more competitive districts that preserve the integrity of the democratic process? The regime politics perspective suggests not

    portraying courts as partisan collaborators whose rulings help their regime allies in the other branches. Conversely

    recent congressional elections research suggests that non-legislative approaches to redistricting (such as independent commissions) encourage experienced candidates to mount serious electoral challenges to incumbents. We extend this literature by focusing on the impact of judicial participation in the redistricting process. Using data for the 2000 apportionment cycle

    we test whether judicial redistricting enhances the competitiveness of congressional elections

    as some studies suggest

    or if it instead serves to promote the interests of the party with which the judge is affiliated

    as the regime politics literature would lead us to believe. Our findings suggest that judicial redistricting does enhance competition in congressional elections

    but we fail to find evidence that it confers any partisan advantage.

    Gerrymandering from the Bench? The Electoral Consequences of Judicial Redistricting

    Growing concern over gerrymandering has led some states to transfer redistricting responsibility from legislatures to commissions

    boards

    or other less overtly partisan bodies. These transfers in redistricting responsibility offer scholars an opportunity to study the impact of redistricting processes on elections. This study

    focusing on congressional elections for the years 1982–2008

    suggests that non-legislative methods of redistricting encouraged strong

    well-financed challengers to step forward

    and decreased the likelihood that incumbents would run unopposed. The data

    however

    do not show that non-legislative redistricting either reduced the typical margins of incumbents’ victories or increased the likelihood that incumbents would lose. In fact

    the data sometimes run contrary to expectations. This raises questions about the common contention (especially by reformers) that non-legislative approaches (NLA) will promote turnover of elected officials. The benefits of non-legislative redistricting depend both on the types of outcomes that are desired

    and on the specific NLA that is adopted.

    The Effects of Non-Legislative Approaches to Redistricting on Competition in Congressional Elections

    Shoua Yang

    Steven Wagner

    Shawn Schooley

    Forty-two years ago

    two Minnesota political scientists concluded that “too little has been written and regularly published about the whys and ways of Minnesota’s political processes” (Gieske and Brandt 1977). The result of that conclusion was the preparation of Perspectives on Minnesota Government and Politics published in 1977. The original editors

    Professors Gieske and Brandt

    brought together political scientists across Minnesota and teaching at many college and university campuses to write about and explain the structure and institutions of Minnesota government

    the input channels of Minnesota government and politics

    and selected public policies in Minnesota. Over the years the editors changed

    as did authors of the chapters. Two constants always existed: the texts informed college students in Minnesota about the workings of Minnesota government and politics and the text was on printed paper.\n\nToday

    Professors James Cottrill

    Shawn Schooley

    Steven Wagner

    and Shoua Yang have produced and presented to you a new and much-changed version of the original text. The editors see this text as a fresh start and have named the text

    Minnesota Government and Politics. Consistent with our modern times

    the text is now electronic. Reaching back to the old days

    the new text is committed to inform Minnesota college students about the whys and ways of the Minnesota government and politics. That said

    the first section of the text focuses on the Minnesota Constitution

    Legislature

    Governor

    Bureaucracy

    and Local Governments. The second section offers readers insights into various “input channels” of Minnesota Politics

    including chapters on public opinion

    minority politics

    campaign finance

    rural politics

    and women in politics. The third section focuses on public policies in Minnesota and includes discussion of public safety

    emergency management

    healthcare

    the environment

    and budgeting and taxation.

    Minnesota Government and Politics

    Terri Peretti

    A sizable literature has explored the growth of partisan polarization in Congress and its impact on legislative behavior. Using this lens

    we provide empirical analysis of the role of parties in more than seven decades of Supreme Court confirmation voting and offer several original findings. First

    we offer new evidence that the strength of the president’s party in the state’s electorate has significantly and increasingly affected senators’ votes. We also find that

    since the mid-1980s

    partisanship and ideology have become dominant influences in confirmation voting

    while nominee qualifications and presidential strength have declined in importance. Finally

    our evidence shows that polarization has more strongly affected opposite-party senators and Republican senators

    who have become much more inclined to unite against the judicial nominees of presidents belonging to the other party. We hope these findings contribute to a much-needed dialogue between the judicial politics and congressional behavior literatures and encourage a stronger scholarly focus on interbranch partisan strategies.

    The Partisan Dynamics of Supreme Court Confirmation Voting

    As part of a series on \"great debates\" in American politics

    this essay makes a case for the position that \"executive orders are unconstitutional.\"

    Unchecked Ambition: The Unconstitutional Nature of Executive Orders

    Jim

    Santa Clara University

    Texas A&M University

    St Cloud State University Survey Research Center

    St. Cloud State University

    Teaching and research on American political institutions and processes.

    Texas A&M University

    Assistant Professor

    Teaching and research on American political institutions and processes

    and media commentary on American politics.

    Santa Clara University

    Lecturer

    Teaching and research on American political institutions and processes

    and media commentary on American politics.

    Santa Clara University

    St. Cloud State University

    St. Cloud

    Minnesota Area

    Associate Professor

    St. Cloud

    Minnesota Area

    Teaching and research on American political institutions and processes.

    Assistant Professor

    St. Cloud State University

    101 Stewart Hall

    Public opinion data collection and analysis for university

    state government

    and non-profit clients; Training of students in computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI) technology and survey research methodology; Training of student directors in question development and analysis of opinion data.

    Faculty Co-Director

    St Cloud State University Survey Research Center

    American Political Science Association

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