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2 biggest factors that impact voter participation

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education level and age

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Amendments that increase voter participation

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15th, 19th, 26th, and maybe even 24th

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factors that lead to lower voter turnout

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voter registration
long voting ballot
weekday, non holiday voting
citizenship
age
residency
closed primaries
need ID

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democrat ideals

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demand side economics/keynesian
favor more government regulation
more taxes on rich
liberal

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republican ideals

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support supply side economics
lower tax rates to more disposable income for citizens
government ensure safety not social welfare
favor fewer government regulations

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5 types of polls

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opinion polls
benchmark polls
tracking polls
entrance polls
exit polls

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opinion polls

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unbiased human research inquires of a particular sample population designed to measure public views regarding political topics of interest

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benchmark polls

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first poll used in a campaign, helps candidates develop political platforms, focus on issues, create advertising strategies
(candidates learn of strengths and weaknesses)

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tracking polls

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measure change in opinion (on one topic) overtime (daily, weekly, monthly) and often used in final stages of campaign to direct message

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entrance polls

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taken before a voter enters the voting booth
used to make candidate prediction

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exit polls

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surveys conducted immediately after voters cast votes
used to predict outcome of election

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gender gap

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difference in political views between man and woman
(men more conservative, women more liberal)

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factors that add to gender gap

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size of government
gun control
social programs
gay rights

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conservatives

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favors traditional American values, respect for authority, law and order, and national defense
battle between civilization and barbarism

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liberals

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progressive, favors an active government role in regulating the economy and promoting equality
battle between oppressor and oppressed

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libertarians

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favors very limited government, promotes individual freedom that should only be limited when it impedes on another person’s rights
battle between liberty and coercion

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liberal foreign policy

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spend less in military
less willing to commit troops to action for use of force

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liberals social policy

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support freedom of choice
oppose prayer in schools
favored affirmative action

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liberals economic policy

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view government as regulator in public interest
want to tax rich more
want to spend more on poor

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liberal crime policy

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solve problem that cause crime
guard defendant’s rights more

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conservative foreign policy

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maintain peace through strength of military
support military intervention across world

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conservative social policy

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support right to life
support prayer in schools
oppose affirmative action

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conservative economic policy

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favor free market solutions
want taxes low
want to spend low amounts

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conservative crime policy

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stop coddling criminals to cut crime
stop letting criminals hide behind laws`

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libertarian economic policy
little to no regulation beyond protection of property rights minimum taxes
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libertarian foreign policy
dramatic decrease in govt spending dramatic reduction in defense spending
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libertarian crime policy
decriminalization of vitcimless crimes and protecting rights of accused
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libertarian social policy
government shouldn't regulate private person matters favor privatization of education, school choice favor social liberty
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traits of accurate polls
randomized sampling stratified sample representative sample question wording is unbiased and umambiguous large sample size and low margin of error
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traits of inaccurate poll
specific sample biased and ambiguous wordings small sample size and high margin of error
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conventional participation
voting in elections working in campaigns contacting elected official collecting signatures for petition donating to a political campaign
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alternative ways to participate voting
litigation protest/demonstrations/civil disobedience contacting campaign work campaign contribution running for political office political discussion to persuade others towards action boycotts organized interest groups
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democratic demographics
women African Americans, Asian, hispanics 18-29 years old only high school graduate, post college graduates poor,urban need social welfare program catholic and jews urban folks - northern states west coast - environment and immigration
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republican demographics
white males 60 years and older college graduates wealthy protestants and evangelicals rural and mountain folks suburban folks - southern states Cubans - growing Hispanic support
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why do presidential elections have more voters than midterm elections
more media coverage increased interest and importance general elections simplify choices
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why people vote more in general than primaries
partisans and activist are more likely to vote in primaries
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partisans
definitely part of one party (registered for one)
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activist
really involved in campaign
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political socialization
the process through which an individual acquires their particular political orientation (attitudes and opinions)
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political culture
a set of attitudes, beliefs, and values that motivate and drive the political process and behaviors within a political system
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public opinion
the distribution of the population's beliefs about politics and policy issues
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political ideology
a coherent set of beliefs about politics, public policy, and public purpose individual beliefs about scope and purpose of government (liberal and conservative)
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laws placed on immigration
Chinese exclusion act (1882) open door policy Johnson-reid immigration act (1924) - quota on immigrants entering Hart-celler immigration and nationality act (1965) - removed quotas
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fastest growing age group and minority
old people, hispanics (more minorities than majority later) more hispanics than whites
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5 core values
individualism equality of opportunity free enterprise rule of law limited government
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census
Impacts proportional HOR numbers and impacts formula grants from federal government (required every 10 years)
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5 groups that impact political socialization
family (the strongest) media schools peers religion
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factors that declined trust in government
water scandle and 9/11 acts after
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opposed patriot act
search and interrogations on citizens if they helped a terrorist without a warrent
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USA freedom Act
continued searches if American citizen, then they need warrant if not citizen, then no warrent
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sampling error
the level of confidence in the findings of a public opinion poll (+ or - 3%)
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stratified sample
population is divided into subgroups and weighted based on population demographics
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saliency
degree of importance issue is to person
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cross cutting cleavages
individuals influenced by many factors
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mandate theory of electons
the idea that the winning candidate has a mandate from the people to carry out his or her platforms and politics
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motor voting act (1993)
national voter registration act allowed those to vote with license
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voting rights act (1965)
removed literacy tests, taxes, and grandfather clause any barriers to voting

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