Unit 5

Question 1

political participation

Answer 1

the different ways people take action to shape laws

Question 2

political action comittee

Answer 2

a committee that raises money to support or oppose candidates

Question 3

linkage institution

Answer 3

channels that connect people and government

Question 4

social movement

Answer 4

joining of individuals focused on political change goal of placing issues on policy agenda

Question 5

Franchise (suffrage)

Answer 5

the right to vote

Question 6

poll tax

Answer 6

payment required by state to vote

Question 7

24th ammendment

Answer 7

congress can not increase poll tax

Question 8

26th amendment

Answer 8

18 and up can vote

Question 9

voter turnout

Answer 9

number of eligible voters that turn up to vote

Question 10

demographic characteristics

Answer 10

gender, age, economic status, race, education, ethnicity

Question 11

socioeconomic status

Answer 11

persons wealth, income, occupation, and education

Question 12

political efficacy

Answer 12

belief that they can change things with their vote

Question 13

political mobilization

Answer 13

efforts to encourage ppl to vote

Question 14

registration requirements

Answer 14

rules that govern who can vote, how when and where

Question 15

absentee ballot

Answer 15

voting without going to the polls

Question 16

rational choice voting

Answer 16

voting based on what is their best interest

Question 17

retrospective voting

Answer 17

voting based on the persons past experiences

Question 18

prospective voting

Answer 18

voting based on promises candidate makes

Question 19

party line voting

Answer 19

voting for candidates based on party

Question 20

electoral college

Answer 20

process for electing president through slates of electors chosen by states

Question 21

winner take all system

Answer 21

candidate that wins popular vote gets the electoral vote

Question 22

battle ground state

Answer 22

polls show close contest between republican and democratic candidates

Question 23

swing state

Answer 23

levels of support are similar between parties and swing back and forth

Question 24

get out the vote

Answer 24

efforts to mobilize voters

Question 25

super PAC

Answer 25

organization that can spend infinite money on political campaign

Question 26

Political Parties

Answer 26

an organized group of party leaders office holders, and voters that work together to elect candidates to political offices

Question 27

party identification

Answer 27

the degree to which the voter is connected to and influenced by political parties

Question 28

straight ticket voting

Answer 28

voting for all one political party

Question 29

split ticket voting

Answer 29

voting for different parties in the same election

Question 30

party platform

Answer 30

a set of positions and policy objectives that members of a political party to agree to

Question 31

recruitment

Answer 31

the process through which political parties identify potential candidates

Question 32

party coalition

Answer 32

groups of voters who support a political party over time

Question 33

realalinement

Answer 33

when groups of people who support a political party shift their allegiance to a different political party

Question 34

critical election

Answer 34

a major national election that signals a change in the balance of power between the two parties

Question 35

party era

Answer 35

a time period when one party wins most national elections

Question 36

era of divided government

Answer 36

a trend since 1969 in which one party controls one or both houses of Congress and the president is from the opposing party

Question 37

nomination

Answer 37

the formal process through which parties choose their candidates for political office

Question 38

delegate

Answer 38

a person who acts as the voters choose delegates who support a candidate for nomination

Question 39

open primary

Answer 39

a primary election in which all eligible may vote regardless of their affiliation

Question 40

closed primary

Answer 40

a primary election that only registered voters may vote

Question 41

caucus

Answer 41

a process through a state's eligible voters meet to select delegates to represent their preferences in nomination process

Question 42

superdelegate

Answer 42

usually a party leader or activist who is not pledged to a candidate based on the outcome of a states primary or caucus

Question 43

front loading

Answer 43

a decision by a state to push its primary or caucus to a date as early in the season as possible to become influential

Question 44

national convention

Answer 44

a meeting where delegates officially select their party's nominee for the presidency

Question 45

candidate centered campaign

Answer 45

a trend in which candidates develop their own strategies and raise presidency

Question 46

two party system

Answer 46

a system in which two political parties dominate politics, winning most elections

Question 47

third party

Answer 47

a minor political party in competition with the two major parties

Question 48

proportional representaion

Answer 48

an election system for a legislature where the citizens vote for parties rather than individuals and parties are represented in legislature according to the percentage of their vote