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Why are elections important to democracy? A framework for evaluating elections and campaigns

You will hand this freewrite in for participation credit! Why are elections important to democracy? What functions do elections perform? What is necessary for elections to serve those functions? You will hand this freewrite in for participation credit!

What functions do elections serve in a democracy?

What functions do elections serve in a democracy? 1. Supply legitimacy 2. Solve principal-agent problems 3. Ensure governmental responsiveness

Ensuring legitimacy of the government Legitimacy: acceptance of the right of public officials to hold office and to promulgate policies because of the means by which they were chosen.

What is necessary to ensure legitimacy? Acceptance of rules Free speech and association Equal access to voting Accurately count votes Fairly weight votes Enforceable election laws Government must be somewhat effective

2. Solving Principal-Agent Problems (Holding representatives in check) Principal = voters Agent = representative

What conditions allow elections to alleviate principle-agent problems? Frequent elections Competitive elections Political information generally available

3. Ensure governmental responsiveness Elections should cause democratic government to translate citizen preferences into policy.

What conditions promote governmental responsiveness? Voters have access to information about: policy problems Candidates the performance of incumbents