Chapter 7 Flashcards
social class
groups occupation and income, and the awareness it produces of their relations to other groups in the society.
nonvoter
Dont know and dont care. Depends on education, gender, and age studies show that they are less educate, nonwhite, rural, southern etc.
Electoral barriers
play a role in lower tunrout when it comes to voting. State registration laws- some that require 50 days of residency and periodic registration- making voting inconvenient.
motor voter act
legislation that makes registration easy by following voters to register when they got their drivers license.
Subjective explanation of non voters
covers more than half of American population, and a great deal of variety. Have a negative feeling towards government. MORE—
political efficacy
a sense that government will respond to peoples needs- among both voters and nonvoters has several explanation.
political party functions
1.) contest elections. 2.) organize public opinion. 3.) put together coalitions of different interest. 4.) adopt policy changes proposed by smaller political groups.
Federalists
More like a political party. They championed a strong national government to promote the financial interests of merchants and manufactures supporters of the constitution in the struggle to adopt it; strong conservative and central government.
Democrats
party of the common people. oldest political party in the world.
Anti federalist
Group opposing adoption of constitution; they preferred stronger state governments and more popular population.
GOP
Republican party
maintaining election
keep party strength and support as they are.
Deviating election
show a temporary shift in popular support for the parties, usually caused by exceptional popular appeal of a candidate of a minorty party.
Realigning elections
reflect a permanent shift in the popular base of support of the parties, and a shift in the strength of the parties so that the minorirty emerges as the majority party. 1932
dealignment
refers to the growing lack of popular suport for either majority party.
typical republicans
White, middle and upper middle class, and protestant; they are educated and, with the rise of the “gender gap,” are less often than women.
typical democrats
members of a minority, ethnic, or racial groupl belong to a labor union; and are a working- class, non protestant, and urban residents, or professionals with liberal view.
political machines
local American parties that were tightly organized. A traditionaly locally based party organization led by a boss who controlled government jobs and a services through royalty and corruption. Patronage imigrant
modern machines
allow political parties to use the new technologies of fundraising and direct-mail campaigns to raise and give away money to party colleagues
PACS ( political action committee)
Legally allowed to organization set up by private groups to raise campaign funds.
Pyramid- shaped party structure
pyramid hierarchy. Bottom- local preaucts; middle: ST parties. top: Natr party – lok in book.
Local parties range from virtual disorganization from virtual disorganization to still- powerful operations, with most parties falling closer to the pole of disarray.
