PoliSci Essays Flashcards
Which two groups of people vote most often?
Better educated and older
Why do better educated and older people participate most?
connect to what is happening in gov. and there lives better
see how issues affect their life
more rooted in the community
more educated and able to sort through all the information
What are obstacles to participating
lack of education think jury duty registration requirement alienation from government apathy toward how government affects
What are obstacles to registering to vote?
paperwork/where to get it
register everytime you move
don’t know the deadline
What are two reasonable solutions to increasing voter participation.
increasing political education in school earlier
increase awareness
same day registration
Name all types of judicial scrutiny
rational basis, intermediate, strict
What are the harshest forms
intermediate - sex - important interest and substantially related
strict - Korematsu - compelling reason and narrowly tailored
What circumstance is each type of scrutiny used?
strict - race ethnicity, religion, national origin, fund. liberty
intermediate - sex
rational basis - age income disability
What court case established strict?
Korematsu v. U.S.
What court case established intermediate scrutiny?
Craig vs. Boren
From where did the concept of the levels of scrutiny come?
Equal protection clause
