Chapter 17: Contrasting human rights approaches Flashcards
The percentage of the vote achieved by the ALP and Liberal Party combined in 2016.
77%
Less interest in voting in recent years in Australia is a sign of voter d_________
disengagement
Two areas where mirror representation in Australia is not achieved
gender, younger voter, NESB, educational level
By leaving the power to draw electoral boundaries in the hands of States, this is a significant problem in the US system
gerrymandering
The Supreme Court case of 2010, Citizens United v the Federal Electoral Commission, ensured that political d_______ has become more problematic
donations
In the US, these Committees receive political donations and then make independent decisions on how to fund Congressional and Presidential candidates
Super PACS (Political Action Committees)
Public funding of political parties in Australia goes to parties receiving a share in excess of ___% of the primary vote
4
The practice of sectional pressure groups having undue influence on political parties is called c_______
corporatism
The highest voter turnout in the US to vote in the 20th century was ____ %
65
Voter turnout for the 2016 Presidential election in the US was ____%
55
In the US, the system of ____ and _____ provides opportunity to influence the choice of Presidential candidate through joining a party
primaries and caucuses
Most notorious and powerful sectional pressure group in the US which strives to uphold Second Amendment
NRA
US body which administers Federal Election Campaign Act, not including how elections are run or the systems used.
Federal Election Commission
The number of times a US Presidential candidate has won the Electoral College vote, yet lost the popular vote
4
The primaries in the 2016 Presidential election, as well as the final result, both indicate a reaction against the e__________ in the US
establishment
