Question
The DW- form of this metric, which was developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal, largely replaced the earlier D- and W- forms. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this metric used by the Voteview project. This metric uses two axes, of which one roughly measures the traditional left-right difference.
ANSWER: NOMINATE scores [accept DW-NOMINATE]
[10m] The main usage of NOMINATE scores is based on this kind of vote in the U.S. Congress. In this kind of vote, as opposed to a voice vote, congresspeople cast votes under their names.
ANSWER: roll call vote [accept recorded vote]
[10e] The second dimension of NOMINATE scores measures issues such as race and, historically, this topic. This was the major issue in the 1896 election, and the subject of a William Jennings Bryan speech about its “cross.”
ANSWER: bimetallism [accept gold standard; accept free silver; accept descriptions about the role of silver as a currency; accept cross of gold; prompt on currency or money supply; prompt on gold or silver]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Social Science>
Summary
| 2024 Penn Bowl Berkeley | 11/02/2024 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 2024 Penn Bowl CWRU | 11/02/2024 | Y | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 100% | 25% |
| 2024 Penn Bowl Chicago | 11/02/2024 | Y | 8 | 13.75 | 100% | 38% | 0% |
| 2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite | 11/02/2024 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| 2024 Penn Bowl Texas | 11/02/2024 | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |