Exam 2 Notebook questions

Question 1

Miranda Rights

Answer 1

Before they take you away (jail) your rights must go through legal proper procedures

Question 2

Political socialization

Answer 2

The learning process in which people acquire their political opinion beliefs and values

Question 3

What are the factors of political socialization?

Answer 3

1. Family
2. Education/ School
3. Friends
4. Religion
5. Media
6. Class (income)
7. Race ( ethnicity)

Question 4

Who are the four types of voters?

Answer 4

Ideologue
Group Benefit
Nature of the Times
No issue content

Question 5

What is Districting?

Answer 5

A election must occur in a district. A district a pre- designated legal bounding

Question 6

Single Member District

Answer 6

When voters elect 1 individual to represent 1 district. A candidate with a probability wins

Probability votes = Most votes

Advantage allows minorities to get elected to office

Question 7

Proportional Representation

Answer 7

When voters elect multiple candidates to represent 1 district

Seats are advocated based on the percentage of the vote

Multiple people represent the district

Question 8

Declined to state

Answer 8

Choosing not to belong to a party at ballot

Question 9

14 Amendment

Answer 9

Not an original part of the constitution

The first part of the amendment declares citizenship

To anyone born or naturalizes is considered a person under the constitution

Question 10

Equal Protection

Answer 10

Declares any individual whose found in the jurisdiction under the state shall have equal protection of law

If your feet in the U. S territory, can be treated equally under the U. S territory

Question 11

What is Due process rights?

Answer 11

The fifth amendment says that the state may not deprive a person of their rights to life, liberty, or property without due process of law

Question 12

Ideologue

Answer 12

Will vote for a candidate based on candidate ideology.

Knows the difference between Liberal and Conservatives

Question 13

Group Benefit

Answer 13

Votes for a candidate that will protect and expand their group rights

Question 14

Nature of the times

Answer 14

Will vote based on the feeling at the time

Usually a relationship of good vs. bad
Good economy vs Bad economy

Can reelect the current president whose already in office or can remove the president whose in office cuz of bad economy or in war

Question 15

No Issue Content

Party Centered

Answer 15

Will vote for party affiliation but don’t know the difference between Republicans and Democratic’s

Based on party identification

Question 16

No issue content

Candidate Centered

Answer 16

Will vote on candidate super efficial characteristics

Ex: race, gender, religion, age
(older or younger), came from a particular part of the country, TV broadcast

Question 17

Which two groups tend not to be regular voters?

Answer 17

Nature of the times

No issue content

Question 18

Who’s draws the district lines?

Answer 18

By a citizenship comminsor

Question 19

What is the citizen comminsor made up of?

Answer 19

4 declined to state

5 Democratic’s

5 Republicans

Question 20

What are the different kinds of jerrymandering?

Answer 20

Cracking

Cacking

Kid napping

Question 21

What is jerrymandering Cracking?

Answer 21

Split a district into 2 to delete power

Question 22

What is jerrymandering Cacking?

Answer 22

Condense or bundle one group together

Removes a group power & bundle it into one group

Question 23

What is jerrymandering kid napping?

Answer 23

Place 2 legislatures in 1 district in the same party

To basically eliminate the one they don’t like from their party

Question 24

Racial jerrymandering

Answer 24

When a state legislature will draw district lines to intentionally create minority districts

Draw lines districts in favor to get a specific group elected into office

Question 25

What did the courts rule jerrymandering as? Unless

Answer 25

Using race allow is unconstitutional. But you can use more than 1 characteristics to make it constitutional

Question 26

Delegate

Answer 26

Elected representatived whose OBLIGATED to carry out the express wished of the people @ the national convention Obligated to vote for the will of the people

Question 27

Primary election determines who will represent the part @_________

Answer 27

General election

Question 28

What are liberals?

Answer 28

Protect the group Would choose equality over liberty Favor public sphere Larger government to provide equality need mechanism to emphasis that Favor the federal

Question 29

What are conservatives?

Answer 29

Protect individuals If had to choose liberty or equality would choose LIBERTY Favor private sphere Wants a smaller government to keep the government out of the lives of the people Favor state

Question 30

What is a party pocket?

Answer 30

Series of party members; objective to gather together and discuss and debate on behalf of candidates

Question 31

What did they get out of the case | Gideon vs. Wainwright ??

Answer 31

Right to an attorney or one provided

Question 32

What was a Blanket?

Answer 32

Blanket party anyone registered to a party may vote All candidates all placed in one ballot regardless of party Declined to state may vote All in one ballot Independent would not vote at a blanket

Question 33

What is raiding at a blanket?

Answer 33

Campaign effort to manipulate the weaker person of the opposite party

Question 34

What did the blanket violate?

Answer 34

It violated the First Amendment Stating it's unconstitutional because it violates the (freedom to assemble)

Question 35

What are the characteristics of voters?

Answer 35

High education High income Home White

Question 36

What are the characteristics of Non Voters?

Answer 36

Low Income Low education Rent Minority

Question 37

What is a Non Party Primary?

Answer 37

"Top Two" Anyone whose register may vote even declined to state Independents are also allowed to run Candidates with the most votes advance to the general election regardless of party Independents are whipped out and are not given a chance This is the primary that is used now

Question 38

What is a Presidential Nomination Party?

Answer 38

Party has to select one person to run in the general election To win the nomination you have to win the delegates Ex: Like running for homecoming queen & king

Question 39

What is the party primary for Republicans?

Answer 39

Party Primaries (3/4 state) WINNER TAKE ALL

Question 40

What is the party primary for Democratic's?

Answer 40

Proportional representation

Question 41

During the cacuses what do the ones who are running for president grass roots means?

Answer 41

The candidate getting to know these people and hoping they'll tell their friends about the candidate they meet

Question 42

Caucuses

Answer 42

Cacuses (1/4 states) Only 12 states do this

Question 43

Party cacuses

Answer 43

Are party controlled people who are very activate in their party Group consists of a party members in the house or senate that serves to elect the party's leadership, set policy goals, and plan party strategy

Question 44

What is the purpose of the National convention?

Answer 44

The purpose is to formal nominate a candidate ``` Put together a party platform Put together (how they feel about abortion, taxes etc.) ``` Also they announce their running mate their Vice President And ends nomination process and kicks to general nomination

Question 45

What is Ideology?

Answer 45

Set of chorent and deeply felt political beliefs Use belief system to interpret events and recommend policy To influence the solution you select to fix an existing power

Question 46

Why did you vote for barocak obama 2008? Because he knows he would work on the national healthcare What kind of voter is this??

Answer 46

Ideologue

Question 47

Why did you vote for obama? I voted for him because I am part of the sierra club and he knows certain actions by business and he knows the impact the club at, and he knows how to make the club right What kind of voter is this??

Answer 47

Group Benefit