test 5

Question 1

what does the voting rights act do

Answer 1

eliminates any way of voter suppression

Question 2

19th amendment

Answer 2

womens suffrage

Question 3

17th amendment

Answer 3

direct vote of senate

Question 4

15th amendment

Answer 4

black male suffrage

Question 5

24th amendment

Answer 5

no poll tax

Question 6

26th amendment

Answer 6

18 to vote

Question 7

what party is elastic?

Answer 7

democrats

Question 8

what party is inelastic?

Answer 8

repubs

Question 9

4 types of voting

Answer 9

• rational
• retrospective
• prospective
• party-line

Question 10

rational voting

Answer 10

voting based on whether the voter benefits from that candidate or the party

Question 11

retrospective voting

Answer 11

voting based on if the candidate has done well in the past

Question 12

prospective

Answer 12

opposite of retrospective!
- voting based on how the candidate is PERCEIVED to do

Question 13

party-line voting

Answer 13

voting based on party identification

Question 14

voter turnout

Answer 14

the amount of registered voters that actually vote in an election

Question 15

who has the highest voter turnout?

Answer 15

older people

Question 16

if most people who identify with the ____ party were to have higher voter turnout, they would most likely do better

Answer 16

democratic

Question 17

what varies voter turnout?

Answer 17

the type of election

Question 18

4 polling concerns

Answer 18

• poll locations
• voter id
• absentee voting
• early voting

Question 19

jungle primary

Answer 19

all candidates run together regardless of party

Question 20

general election

Answer 20

choosing candidates to office

Question 21

runoff election

Answer 21

election held after general when no candidate gets majority

Question 22

presidential exploratory committees

Answer 22

committees hired by person who wants to run to assess the chances of that person winning

Question 23

open primary

Answer 23

primary where anyone can vote

Question 24

closed primary

Answer 24

primary where only registered party members can vote

Question 25

criticisms of the electoral college (4)

Answer 25

- doesnt reflect peoples will - faithless electors - disproportional representation - ties/no majority

Question 26

supports for the electoral college (3)

Answer 26

- creates clear winners in close elections - fundamental part of federalism - makes candidates campaign in rural states

Question 27

critical election

Answer 27

an election that signifies a shift in issues/coalitions

Question 28

third parties

Answer 28

any party other than the main 2

Question 29

types of third parties (4)

Answer 29

- conservatives - moderates - liberals - libertarians

Question 30

proportional systems

Answer 30

- opposite of winner takes all - representation handed out in proportion to the popular vote

Question 31

rank choice voting and what does it prevent?

Answer 31

- voters select 1st and 2nd (potentially 3rd) favorite candidates in order to prevent wasting a vote

Question 32

interest groups

Answer 32

organizations that advocate for policy issues

Question 33

interest groups funded by industries or individual citizens (2)

Answer 33

- industry interest groups - grassroots interest

Question 34

industry interest groups

Answer 34

focus on specific economic interests

Question 35

grassroots groups

Answer 35

funded by citizens, focuses on more specific policy issues

Question 36

how do interest groups influence? (4)

Answer 36

-electioneering -lobbying -litigation -legislation

Question 37

electioneering

Answer 37

becoming directly involved in the election process

Question 38

lobbying

Answer 38

educating lawmakers on issues in attempt to get them to care

Question 39

litigation

Answer 39

challenging laws/policies in state/fed courts

Question 40

legislation

Answer 40

proposing specific legislation to lawmakers in hopes they would pass them

Question 41

free riders

Answer 41

people who benefit from interest groups work without being in the interest group

Question 42

bipartisan campaign reform act (BCRA) is also known as the

Answer 42

McCain-Feingold act

Question 43

what is the BCRA and what does it do

Answer 43

formed with a goal to -minimize soft money -ban soft money contribution to parties -limit independent expenditures

Question 44

PACs (political action committees)

Answer 44

groups set up by corps or unions that receive money to use in races. money is used to either bring down a candidate or help a candidate win

Question 45

PAC rules (2)

Answer 45

-disclose donors -limited acceptance amt from donors

Question 46

SuperPAC

Answer 46

same as PAC but can donate unlimited amt of money to candidates or parties

Question 47

SuperPAC rules

Answer 47

- no donation limits - all spending must be independent - can advocate for candidates -unlimited spending

Question 48

527s

Answer 48

groups that are allowed to create generic party ads etc with no spending limit and basically replaced parties role in soft money spending

Question 49

what is the major source of campaign finance since 2006

Answer 49

527s

Question 50

527s rules (2)

Answer 50

-disclose donors -unlimited spending

Question 51

501(c)4

Answer 51

non profit organizations that can donate to campaigns

Question 52

501(c)4 rules

Answer 52

-primary purpose of group cant be on politics -does not need to publicly disclose donors (DARK $)

Question 53

citizens united v fec background

Answer 53

court case on citizens united who made a film hating on hilary clinton but BCRA bans airing this type of media right before elections

Question 54

precedent of citizens united v fec

Answer 54

mcconell v fec

Question 55

ruling of citizens v fec

Answer 55

-in favor of citizens united - the decision widened the limits of donations to these groups, meaning they can receive more money

Question 56

what is the key linkage institution?

Answer 56

media

Question 57

horse race journalism

Answer 57

media uses polls to measure trust and confidence in the government