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Political efficacy

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Person beliefs they can make affective political change the low it so the less impact they think they can make

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Political mobilization

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Efforts by political parties to get their members to vote

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What is Election Day

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First Tuesday of November after the first Monday

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What is absentee ballot

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Voting completed and submitted by a voter before day of election without going to the polls

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Describe several barriers to voting

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Need id and need to be registered

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What is rational choice voting

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Voting on what a person believes is in him or hers best interests

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What is retrospective voting

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Voting on an assessment of an incumbent past performance

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What is party line voting

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voting for the candidate who belongs to only one political parties for all offices

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What are qualifications to become president

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35 years old
Live in us 14 years
Born in the US

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what is prospective voting

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Choose who they’re voting for based on what they think candidate will do in the future

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Political participation

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Diff ways individuals take action to shape laws and policies

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What are political action committees

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Federal election campaigns laws created limits on PAC and individual donations to political candidates

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Purpose of Bipartisan campaign reform act

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Closed soft money loophole (money donated to parties)

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Linkage institutions

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Channels that connect individuals with gov

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How is someone elected as president

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Have to ahve 270 electoral votes

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What are the 2 campaigns phase for someone running for president

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1 trying to win nomination for your party
2 winning n general election

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Social movement

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Joining of individuals seeking social or political change with the goal of placing issue on the policy

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Difference between open primaries and closed primaries

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Open everyone can vote
Closed only people registered in a party can vote

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What must a candidate running for president do to win general election

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Appeal to base and independent voters at the same time

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What is the most common way that Americans politically participate other than by voting?

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Try to influence how others vote

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What is suffrage or franchise

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Right to vote

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What is purpose of 15th amendment

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Extended the right to vote to all males regardless of race

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17th amendment

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Allowed for the direct election of the senators

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19th amendment

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Extended the right to vote to women

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24th amendment
Prohibits congress and the states from imposing poll taxes as a condition for voting in federal elections
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Explain how the electoral collage works. Does a candidate need to win the popular vote to be elected presidents
Voters aren’t voting directly for President They need 270 votes Majority votes in a state the president gets all electoral votes in that state
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26th amendment
Allows those of 18years of age to vote
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What is voter turnout and how is voter turnout in the U.S. compared to that of other democratic countries?
Voter turnout the number of eligible voters who participate in an election as a percentage of the total number of eligible voters
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What is a swing state
A state that’s to close to call
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What is a battle ground state
A state where the polls show close contest between democrats and republicans
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What are recent trends in cost of running a political campaign?
Gotten a lot more experience
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Why is it important for candidates for political office to raise money?
Buying media time adds on tv
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What limits exist for a campaign contributions
3,500$ per candidate per election
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Super PAC
An organization that may spend an unlimited amount of money on a political campaign as long as they’re spending is not coordinated with the campaign
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What are interest groups
Voluntary association of people who come together to get policy’s that they favor enacted
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Participatory democracy
The belief that citizens impact policy making through there involvement in civil society
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Pluralism
Political power that is distributed amount many competing groups with means that no one group can get to powerful
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Elitism
Theory that wealthy elite class has a disproportionate amount of economic power
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What are the only two states that do not have a winner-take all system for the Electoral College?
Maine and Nebraska
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Midterm elections
General elections in the even numbered years that don’t include presidential election
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Incumbent
Someone who is already in office
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How have presidential debates been structured
Strict rules governing response time and conduct
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What have been the trends in presidential and vice presidential debates since 1976?
Typical 3 presidential debates and one vice presidential debate
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What is the Federal Election Commission (FEC)?
Bipartisan federal Agency of 6 members that overseas finances of federal election campaigns
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What are the roles of the FEC?
Enforce contribution limits Requiring full disclosure of campaign spending Administering public financing or presidential campaigns
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What is collective action
Political action occurs when individuals contribute their energy time or money to a larger group goal
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Collective good
A public benefit that individuals can enjoy or profit from even if they didn’t help achieve it
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What is free rider problem
Individuals enjoy collective goods and benefits from the actions an interest group without helping
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Selective benefits
Benefits available only to those who join the group
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What are economic interests groups
Advocate on behalf of the financial interests of their members
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Public interest groups
Act on behalf of the collective interests of a broad group of individuals
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Single issue interest groups
Association focusing on one specific area of public policy often a moral issue about which they are unwilling to compromise
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Government interest groups
Organization acting in behalf of local, states, and forgien governments
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Role of lobbyists
Interacting by government officials to advance a groups policy goals (reach to other branch’s)
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What is Revolving door
A movement individuals between positions gov and lobbying positions
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Diff strategies lobbyist use in working with members of congress
directs lobbying (Meeting with members of congress 1 on 1)
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State several ways that lobbyist can influence judicial branch
File law suits
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What are amius cruiae briefs
When not a party to a case can file amicus curiae briefs attempt to persuade a court to agree with the arguments set in brief
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What is iron triangle
The coordination and mutually beneficial activities of the bureaucracy, congress, and interest groups to achieve shared policy goals
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What is an issue network
The webs of influence between interest groups, policy makers, and policy advocates for 1 issue
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Grassroots lobbying
Mobilizing interest group members to pressure then by contacting them directly
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Civil disobedience
Intentionally breaking a law to call attention to an injustice
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How did political parties choose their nominees until the 1960
Choose party nominee on convention floor
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invisible primary?
Candidates quietly lining up political and financial support for presidential run
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New Hampshire presidential primary elections
Anyone can vote
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What is the current max campaign contribution form an individual
3,500$
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What are several objectives of paid advertisement
Name recognition Promote candidates virtues Attack opponent or play on emotions
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Contrast ad
Good things on your side bad things of other side
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Differences between challengers and incumbents
Challengers point out problems and try to solve them Incumbents try to campaign on thee accomplishments
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Why are interest groups formed
Interest groups form when people are negatively affected by an event
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What are people in unrest groups called
Lobbyists

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