Ch 10 Elections & Voting

Question 1

Primary elections

types? (4)

Answer 1

open
closed
blanket
hybrids

Question 2

primary elections: open

Answer 2

anyone gets vote on either party’s ballot (asks for R)

Question 3

primary elections: closed

Answer 3

only party affiliates (registered D, wanna vote R-no)

most common

Question 4

primary elections: blanket

Answer 4

single ballot has all candidates listed (like in general election) (no party affiliation either)

Question 5

primary elections: hybrids

Answer 5

technically closed, w/ an exception (like OH)
-go to polling station and can change party affiliation, give you that ballot, can change back right after voting (fear that ppl will deliberately elect a bad candidate)

Question 6

Primary Elections

what are they? occur at what level? type of primary depends on? purpose?

Answer 6

all parties have primaries to decide their nominees
diff states offer diff types of primaries
occurs @ every level
primary elec: elections that occur b4 general election

Question 7

who is a voter? (3)

Answer 7

descriptive
characteristic
attitudinal

Question 8

who’s a voter: descriptive

all listed under what? means?

Answer 8

Socioeconomic status (SES)
-position in society (higher SES, more likely to vote)

Question 9

who’s a voter: SES (descriptive)

list of inter-related positive correlations w/ voting (6)

Answer 9

education
wealth
income
occupation
age
marital status

Question 10

who’s a voter: characteristic (3)

list

Answer 10

race (whites more, more)
gender
mobility (travel increase, decrease)
(many SES descriptive(s) will correlate w/ characteristics

Question 11

who’s a voter: attitudinal (7)

Answer 11

internal political efficacy (aka efficiency) (believe their vote counts)
external political efficacy (believe system works for us)
civic orientation
partisanship & ideology
fear
anger
information

Question 12

SES

hamiltonian or jeffersonian? why?

Answer 12

hamiltonian bc more to lose so you vote

Question 13

how do states decide voter turnout?

Answer 13

difficult registration+hard absence voting+# of elections
->poor voter attitudes+weak political parties-> low voter turnout
(easier->higher voter turn out like oregon w/ mail)

Question 14

pros of “who is a voter” correlation?

Answer 14

high degrees of political sophistication positively correlate w/ high degrees of participation; it de facto weeds out the amateurs
(better informed gov bc informed ppl)

Question 15

cons of “who is a voter” correlation? (5)

Answer 15

• Ignorance gives SIGs the upper hand (if you don’t vote, someone else does & they might not have your views)(SIGs fear democracy)
• Undermines the democratic process
• Foments cynicism (more you believe system doesn’t work for you-> don’t do anything)
• Foments sense of powerlessness (but many more little)
• Makes rest of world think we’re stupid (ungrateful for our rights)

Question 16

we wouldn’t have a government if…?

Answer 16

if ppl didn’t show up