Exam 2 Flashcards
Open primary
No limits, regardless of party registration one can vote
Closed primary
Limits the participation to those voters registered with a party or a declared preference party
What is cali primary?
Open
Caucus
Process for selecting delegates to the national party conventions characterized by neighborhoods
Super tuesday
Series of primaries held in 3rd week of march
Party convention purpose
Every four years party delegates leaders & candidates develop a party platform, choose a presidential & vice presidential cabdidate
Republican 2012 party
Tampa bay
Democrats 2012 party
Charolette
Picking v.i.p
- geography
- experience
- ideology
- gender
- age
Party platform
Links dont work
Super delegates
Un pledged delegates chosen based on status as party leaders
Campaigns
Ad buys and commercials
Hilary
Didnt use super delegates because it would seem like voter opinion didnt matter
Electoral college
Group or slate Of electors selected by state party delegates in each state and the district of Columbia. The electors officially elect prez n vp
Electoral college # of voters
538
of electoral college votes needed to be president
270+
Popular vote
2000 election:
Bush- 50,456,062
Gore- 50,996,582
Majority loser
Candidate that receives the majority of the popular votes & loses the election in the electoral college
Faithless elector
Elector or delegate to the electoral college who votes for someone else other than prez candidate. They were intended to vote for based on popular vote tally of their state
Media
- tv
- newspaper
- online
Tv
2006: 54%
2008: 70%
Newspaper
2006: 40%
2008: 35%
Online
2006: 31%
2008: 40%
Media roles
- information brokers and analysis
- watch dog
- media events
Watch dog
Investigates scandals
Media events
Party conventions, press conference
Information brokera an analysis
Debates
Problems with media
- sound byte mentality
- infotainment
- bias~ not so liberal
- ownership (corporate)
Sound byte mentality
Limited fragmented
Infotainment
Horserace, journalism
media monopoly
media corporations so large, powerful, and interconnected that they less economically and politically powerful cannot have their views aired
political party
seek to control government by recruiting, nominating and electing their members to public office.
political party functions
- mobilize their electorate
- educate the electorate
- recruit and select candiate
- finance campaigns
- organize government- leadership in congress
2 party system
since 1860
two party system
- electoral rules
- proportional representation
- winner take all, single member district
- restictions on minor parties
third party or minor parties
purpose: supply ideas types: - candidate vehicle party - single issue party - protect & attempts at mass party
restrictions on minor parties
- ballot access is different by state
- 5% of national vote to get public funding
- limited media coverage
public opinion
how you view things based on uprising, economics, reigion, values and belief.
it is measured through polls.
three aspects of polling
direction-positive or negative
intensity - strength
stability- change
polls
sample surveys on topics
random sample
selection by chance to assure equal representation
slop survey poll
self selected listenr opinionated poll
Straw poll
Political ideology
Political socialization
Process of learning and developing political opinions on issues
Voting rights act
1965
Gerry mandering
Diliberate liking one party over another
Cracking
Dividing district to limit minority
Stacking
Add another district on too so minority is not majority
Packing
When all else fails; pack all minorities in one area
Single member district
One individual is elected from a district or state
Winner take all
Person recieving most votes wins all
Party identification
A psychological link or sense of loyalty between individuals and political party
Party alignment
Avoters vote for a party or registers as party member and agrees with a party position on issue
Interest groups
Organizations that attempt to achieve their goals with assistance of government leaders and public policy
