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| Constitutional amendment that gave women right to vote ? |
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| Political Action Committee, Must be registered w/the federal gov, Can contribute <$5,000 per candidate |
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| Moderates: socially liberal & fiscally conservative Trad Conservatives: concerned w/business affairs & low taxes Neoconservatives: heavy focus on fundamentalist Christian morals Liberals: deeply involved gov; equality for all; gov should help poor thru taxation |
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| African-Americans, Hispanics, Asians, Jewish voters, Union members, Environmentalists, & Women |
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| White males, Southern white voters, & Gun owners |
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| Straw Polls: ask unknown group to answer Q’s (poor accuracy) Random Sampling: polling done w/a controlled sample (the larger the group, the more accurate) Exit Polls: polling done on an election day (controversial b/c it can be influential on voters) |
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| method in which a person’s political ideology is developed (LIFELONG process and ideology changes over time) |
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| certain famous Democrats are given delegates to give to their favorite candidate. The addition of these delegates was designed to restore an element of “peer review”, ensuring participation of the people most familiar w/the candidates |
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| belief that one’s political participation really matters; that one’s vote can make a difference |
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| Which country has compulsory suffrage (required to vote)? |
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| short, 5-sec statements that encapsulates an important point/idea. Gotten shorter over the years (from 30-sec to 5) |
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| rganizations created to influence the election of candidates for public office. NOT regulated and NOT subject to PAC contribution limitation. HUGE impact on 2004 election |
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| FOR: creates a safeguard (prevents dangerous people from gaining power), forces a nationwide campaign, & good for small states (2 senators=2 electors soooo electoral equality)AGAINST: undemocratic, creates voter apathy (feeling that one’s vote doesn’t matter = low voter turn-out), unfair to 3rd party candidates (no electors), & bizarre system (no other country has adopted system) |
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| no clear winner is known after primaries b/c not enough delegates were won for a candidate to have a majority Resolved by delegates voting until a nominee is announced Last occurred in 1952 when Democrats chose Adlai Stevenson |
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| Open primary v. Closed primary? |
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| Open: any voter regardless of political party can vote for any candidate (RARE). Closed: have to be registered member of political party to participate |
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| Democrat v. Republican, True or False Q’s |
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| Republican: GOP (Grand Old Party); Elephant; 1st Pres: Abe Lincoln; General Assumption=pro-business, socially conservative, smaller federal gov. Democrat: Donkey; 1st Pres: FDR; General Assumption=support business regulation, socially liberal, large and active federal gov |
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| U.S. Ranking in Voter Turn-Out |
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| Electoral College IS an example of |
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| # of electors a state receives is determined by |
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| BOTH the # of senators AND the # of representatives in the House |
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| a number of members of an organization, political party, etc., who split from the main body and form an independent association (ex. T.R.’s “Bull Moose” progressives and Strom Thurmond’s “Dixie-Crats”) Never come close to winning Tea Party is a splinter of Republican Party |
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| Ross Perot greatly affected 1992 election |
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| b/c he took votes away from Pres Bush; Ralph Nader helped George W. Bush win presidency by taking votes away from other Democratic candidate |
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| # of Electoral College votes needed to become president elect |
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| Primary Election v. Primary Caucus? |
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| Election is held to determine a state’s choice for a political party’s candidate to run in Nov election; Caucus is a series of meetings held throughout a state used to informally choose a candidate |
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| eliefs and expectations that people have for their gov; an overall set of values widely shared within a society |
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| Media’s PRIMARY role in gov? |
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| Provides gov w/views and wishes of the people Provides gov w/a “window” to the public |
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| Of eligible voters, who is MOST likely & LEAST likely to vote? |
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| Most: Older people (from 65-80), the educated, white and blacks, & suburban areas. Least: Over 80 years, young voters, poorly educated, Asians, & urban areas |
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| National Convention, the 2 MAJOR events are: |
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| 1) Nominees are officially announced |
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| Differences btwn men & women and the issues they support/are important to them (couldn’t find a lot—SORRY !) |
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| Women more likely than men to favor the Democratic candidate, John Kerry, while men more often than women prefer the Republican candidate, George W. Bush. The most important issues for women in this election, like those for men, are the war on terrorism and the war in Iraq, on the one hand, and the economy and jobs, on the other. While women and men see the same issues as most important, women have somewhat different perspectives than men on these issues. Women are less likely than men to think the U.S. is safer from terrorism now than it is was before 9-11, and women have more reservations than do men about our involvement in Iraq. Women are more likely than men to say that our country is on the wrong track rather than moving in the right direction. And although women, like men, are concerned about jobs, they also are very concerned about health care and retirement security |
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| group of voters that work together to win political office; allows people to run for gov |
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| “Who gets what, when, and how”; the struggle for control over policymaking |
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| choice that gov makes in response to a political issue; a policy is a course of action taken w/regard to some problem In terms of states being red (usually vote Republican) and blue (usually vote Democratic) states, Texas was Democratic. What has happened in the South w/political parties ? |
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| Nixon’s Southern Strategy (1970s): |
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| Republican party method of winning Southern states in late 20th cen to early 21st cen by by exploiting opposition to the cultural upheaval of the 1960s/70s and in reaction to the changing economics of the South Now “Solid South” is a strong Red state |
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| DNC (Democratic National Committee) v. RNC (Republican National Committee) Leader’s Jobs ? |
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| 1) To lead the political parties in between National Conventions (every 4 years), 2) Act as spokesman for party, 3) Act as a fundraiser for the political party, & 4) Establish the Party Platform (articulate where the party stands on current issues) |
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| gov doesn’t hide anything from the people; level of the gov that works in the public eye |
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| when 2 political parties switch positions on an issue |
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| when voters don’t register w/a major political party |
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| Who tends to be more successful running for President |
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| Are televised presidential debates required by law |
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| NO, scheduled but NOT REQUIRED |
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| Constitutional amendment that increased those who could vote |
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| 26th (those 18+ years can vote) |
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| Alexis de Tocqueville’s observations: |
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| Americans are religious, mix religion w/politics; 2) Americans love $$$$, wealth=status; 3) Americans don’t put much emphasis on education; & 4) Most Americans believe they can become wealthy without the help of the gov |
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| What influences a person’s political ideology ? |
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| Family (parents=#1 influence and are key in developing an early political ideology). economic background (poor tend to be liberal, rich more conservative). schools attended (public schools tend to be more liberal than private/religious). peers (friends influence you). gender (women more liberal). mass media (some influence) |
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