Unit 3 - Parties, Elections, Media Flashcards
(17 cards)
14th Amendment
granted citizenship to
all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.,
including formerly enslaved people.
The 15th Amendment
granted African
American men the right to vote
17th Amendment
changed the practice
for electing Senators from a vote by state
legislatures to a direct vote by the people
19th amendment
women right to vote
24th Amendment
eliminated poll taxes (structural barrier to voting)
26th Amendment
lowered voting age to 18
Rational Choice Voting
Rational choice voting refers to individuals
who base their decisions on what is
perceived to be in their best interest
Retrospective Voting
Retrospective voting refers to individuals
who decide whether the party or candidate
in power should be reelected based on the
recent past.
Prospective voting
prospective voting refers to individuals who
vote based on predictions of how a party or
candidate will perform in the future.
Straight ticket voting
Straight ticket voting refers to individuals
who vote for all of the candidates from one
political party on a ballot.
Identigy the type of barrier:
polling hours
avalibility of absentee ballots
Voter ID laws,
variations in funding for polling places
and workers, variations in types of voting
allowed, such as voting by mail, absentee
voting, and early voting
structural barriers
def. political efficacy
the belief that an individuals participation in the ptx process will make a differance
How do interest groups deal with issue of free riders
Interest groups
may deal with this issue by providing
selective benefits, goods and services
that are only available to members, to
encourage more people to join.
the things changing in election campain stratagies
i. Dependence on professional consultants
ii. Rising campaign costs and intensive
fundraising efforts
iii. Duration of election cycles
iv. Impact of and reliance on social media for
campaign communication and fundraising
The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
of 2002
which was an effort to ban soft
money and reduce attack ads with “Stand
by Your Ad” provision: “I’m [candidate’s
name] and I approve this message”
The media !
Agenda setting takes place when traditional
news media, new communication technologies,
and advances in social media influence how
citizens routinely acquire political information,
including news events, investigative journalism,
election coverage, and political commentary
the nature of democratic debate and the
level of political knowledge among citizens is
affected by:
he nature of democratic debate and the
level of political knowledge among citizens is
affected by:
