CH 6, 7, 8

Question 1

What are the three main qualifications for voters?

Answer 1

Citizenship, Residency, and Age

Question 2

Other qualifications for voting?

Answer 2

Voter Registration, Mental Competency, Not eligible if convicted of serious crime or if dishonorably charged

Question 3

Why nonvoters do not vote?

Answer 3

Lack of interest, lack of competition, intimidated by election prodecures

Question 4

Income:

Answer 4

Lower Income = Democrat

Question 5

Education:

Answer 5

High education = Republican

Question 6

Gender:

Answer 6

Women = Democrat

Question 7

Age:

Answer 7

Older = Republican

Question 8

Religion:

Answer 8

Protestants = Republican

Question 9

Ethnicity:

Answer 9

Non whites = Democrat

Question 10

Geography:

Answer 10

Rural/Suburbs = Republican

Question 11

Family:

Answer 11

Families vote together

Question 12

Five ways to make nominations:

Answer 12

1. Self announcement
2. Caucus
3. Convention
4. Direct Primary
5. Petition

Question 13

Difference between open and closed primary:

Answer 13

Open: Any qualified voter and vote

Closed: Only chosen party members can vote

Question 14

Why are people in favor for closed party?

Answer 14

• Prevents raiding opponent primary
• Makes candidates more responsive to party
• Helps makes voters for thoughful

Question 15

The Australian Ballot:

Answer 15

1. Printed at public expenses
2. Lists all candidates
3. Given out only at the polls
4. Marked in secret

Question 16

What criticism is given about voting machines?

Answer 16

• Hacking
• Secret ballots may be compromised
• Possible voter-fraud
• Issues with computer-access

Question 17

Political Spectrum:

Answer 17

Left Center Right

Radical Liberal Conservative Reactionary

Question 18

Four Major Mass Media:

Answer 18

1) Television - 98% access
2) Newspaper - 45% access
3) Radio - average of 20 hrs per week
4) Magazine - 12,000 published

Question 19

How does the media influence politics?

Answer 19

• Focus the publics attention on an issue and tells people what to think about it
• Impact the nation’s leaders’ decision
• Medias image is important to candidates
• Candidates appeals made directly to people, not party support