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| The percentage of the eligible population that votes in the election. |
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-Supporters force changes to election law.
-In 1828, turnout increases.
-Jackson easily defeats Adams.
-56% of white male population voted.
-Universal white male suffrage did not happen till just prior to the civil war. |
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| Black Suffrage & the 15th Amendment |
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-Ratified after the civil war.
-African- American received the right to vote. |
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| How was Black Suffrage opposed? |
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-The grandfather clause= If your grandfather could vote then you avoid the literacy test.
-Literacy Tests.
-Poll Taxes. |
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| African- American rights were vindicated. |
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| When/Where was the first state to grant women the right to vote? |
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| When was the 19th Amendment ratified? |
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| What is the 23rd Amendment? |
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| Grants Washington the right to vote. |
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| What did the 26th Amendment do? |
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| Reduce the voting age from 21 to 18. |
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| (no flip) States can set there on election rules. |
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| (no flip) Some states make felons wait a certain time before able to vote again. |
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| (no flip) Some states (mostly southern) don't allow felons to vote at all. |
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| Four reasons why registered people don't vote. |
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-Long waiting times.
-Lost wages for missing work.
-Lack of time to get to the polling place.
-Act of getting information required to vote takes effort. |
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-Might change the outcome of the election.
-Tangible benefits.
-Physiological benefits like you civil duty or being on the side of a winning party.
-Mobilization efforts. |
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| What percent of able people in the U.S. are not registered to vote? |
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| How is turnout/participation calculated in the U.S./Other nations |
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U.S.- number of eligible voters.
Other Nations- percentage of those who are eligible to vote. |
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| (no flip) Voting is voluntary in the U.S.; In some countries it is mandatory or there is a cost for not voting. |
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| (no flip) Some jury duty lists are made from the voter registration list. |
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| What are generational changes? |
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| When an active group of voters is replaced by a less active group of voters. |
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Age- Old
Income- High.
Education- High.
Race- White. |
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-Party organizations.
-Party role in government.
-Party role in the electorate. |
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Federalist Party.
Democratic Republic.
Federalists weaken after War of 1812. |
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Deals with economics and territories.
Jacksonian Democrats.
Whig Party.
Lincoln wins election.
Martin Vanburen. |
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| The Third Party system (1860-1896) |
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Civil War reconstruction.
Party machine politics growth. |
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| The Fourth Party system (1895-1932) |
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Progressive Reform.
-Weakening patronage system.
-Weakening parties using direct primaries.
Initiatives, Referenda, and recall elections.
Progressives weaken after WWI. |
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| The Fifth Party system (1932-Present?) |
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New Deal era- response to the great depression.
Democrats- grow in popularity.
Republicans- Become part of big business and established interests. |
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| The Sixth Party system??? |
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Divided Government.
No change in dominant parties.
Regional realignment in the South around issues of race. |
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| Single member plurality system- once candidate for each office, winner is the individual who receives most votes, even if not the majority. |
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| Four decenetralized party ornganizations |
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National Committees.
Congressional campaign committees.
State party committees.
Local party organizations. |
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| State legislator no longer picks senators, people now vote; Six Year terms. |
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| Westberry vs. Sanders 1961 |
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| Populations must be equal to their voting districts. |
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| Projects that benefit the district. |
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| When all members of an ethnic group vote for the same candidate or party. |
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| What can cancel a filibuster? |
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| You can only run for office a limited amount of times. |
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| Policy Matters on which the voters and the candidates share the same preference. |
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| When a member of an opposing party has a different idea from the other party. |
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| Descriptive Representation |
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| The elected should resemble the represented. |
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| Trying to expose the candidate for a worse choice from their past or stance. |
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| Brings up an issue to make the candidate look bad though their views and character. |
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| Contacting people to persuade them to vote. |
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| Vying to hold a primary first to gain maximum exposure in the media. |
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