Chapter 10: Elections Flashcards
Parties present different positions on issues, follow their platform and are honest
Prospective/Responsible party model
Take most popular position, parties stand for same thing, appealing to median voter
Electoral competition model
So much voting that people get tired of it
Ballot fatigue
Voting based on how previous party served country in previous years
Retrospective (reward/punishment) model
Most votes but not majority
Plurality
prior to 14/15 amendments…
states could decide who in their borders could vote
States counting votes differently results in…
issues/different timing
What happens in other countries when majority is not reached
Secondary election
The right to vote
Suffrage/franchise
How number of electors in electoral college is determined
total # of senators and house reps
meeting where party delegates choose candidate
party convention
procedure where laws or amendments are given to the people to vote on
referendum
procedures to put proposed laws and amendments on the ballot
initiative
factors in likelihood of voting
wealth, age, race, gender
where national rep is chosen by voters
statewide primary
gathering support prior to election
invisible primary
states select delegates, voters can attend local meetings
nominating caucus
elites + elected officials appointed as delegates in party conventions with no vote
superdelegates
primaries favor…
early frontrunners
competitive states with potential to flip
battleground
money from campaign donors, regulated by FEC, used for campaign activity
hard money
donors of hard money
parties, PACs, public funds
money spent on campaigns by outside groups, unregulated, not with candidate coordination
soft money
main source of soft money
superPACs
Outside money that influences election, sources are not legally disclosed
dark money
