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| What role does participation play in democracy? |
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| It allows the people to have a voice, which is the fundamental purpose of democracy. |
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| What amendment gave African-American males the right to vote? |
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| What amendment gave women the right to vote? |
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| What amendment gave DC residents the right to vote? |
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| What amendment outlawed poll tax? |
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| What did the Voting Rights Act do? |
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| Protected the voting rights of African-American |
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| What amendment lowered the voting age to 18? |
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| The percentage of eligible voters who vote on Election Day. |
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| What are the 6 variables that affect voting? |
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Education
Social Status
Social connections
Age
Length of residence in a particular community
Marital Status (more married people vote) |
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| What is an initiative? What is a referendum? |
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Initiative: a proposal submitted by the public and voted upon during elections
Refendum - proposal from legislature for popular vote |
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| What are the five factors that influence a voting choice? |
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Connection to a candidate's polical party
Candidate appeal
Issues
How well an incumbent has performed in office
Effectiveness of polical campaign |
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| What are three other ways someone can participate in democracy? |
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Campaign/election activites
Seeking/distributing info
Protest/Civil disobedience/violence |
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| What factors influence a congressional election? |
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Less media coverage
Lower voter turnout
Presidential "coattails" |
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| How is a presidential election conducted? |
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1. People vote
2. States give all of their Electoral College votes to the candidate with the most popular votes in that state ("winner-take-all")
3. Winner must have 270 electoral votes |
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| Weigh the pros and cons of the Electoral College |
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Electoral vote vs. Popular Vote
Is it democratic (1 Deleware vote = 300K residents, 1 Texas vote = 750K residents)?
Unnecessary delay?
Faithless elector?
"If it isn't broke..."
Candidates would treat country as a whole if was popular vote
College can soften sting of tight race
College helps direct power at states |
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| What are the three kinds of presidential elections? |
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Maintaining election - Majority party takes White House and Congress
Devoating Election - Minority takes White House
Realigning Election - Major shift in partisan identification |
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| Money used by party organizations for supporting a candidate without directly saying they're the better candidate (Obama supports puppies. A Super PAC makes an ad saying why puppies are good. Money spent is soft money) |
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| What is issue advocacy? What are independent expenditures? |
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1. Campaigning to persuade to sway the public to or for a certain issue.
2. Funds dispersed by a group/person for a cause |
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