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The Significance of the Congressional Midterm Elections in the U.S. Political System
Křižanová, Kristýna ; Kotábová, Věra (advisor) ; Lebeda, Tomáš (referee)
The thesis aims to discuss a theoretical framework of the U. S. congressional midterm elections and specify their fundamental funtions and importance. The thesis analyses the transformation of midterm elections as well as their effects on the political system with a special focus on the period 1990-2008. Following the analysis of particular midterm elections, it concludes that some of the theoretical premises need to be revised.
The mid-term elections 2010: The changes of the policy and the position of the U.S. President
Blatná, Nikola ; Dvořáková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Školkayová, Marta (referee)
The thesis discusses the importance of midterm elections in the American political system and on the example of the congressional election of 2010 analyzes the impact on the position of power players. The first part focuses on the definition of the midterm elections in the American environment. The next section presents the analysis of the results of the midterm election 2010, which is then used to determine the impact of the elections. The work aims to answer the question of how the election affected the relationship of the executive and legislative power. In addition it seeks to identify changes in the position and policies of U.S. President. The conclusion provides an outline of possible developments of the relations between the White House and the 112th Congress.

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