Exam 2

Question 0

Open primary

Answer 0

No limits, regardless of party registration one can vote

Question 1

Closed primary

Answer 1

Limits the participation to those voters registered with a party or a declared preference party

Question 2

What is cali primary?

Answer 2

Open

Question 3

Caucus

Answer 3

Process for selecting delegates to the national party conventions characterized by neighborhoods

Question 4

Super tuesday

Answer 4

Series of primaries held in 3rd week of march

Question 5

Party convention purpose

Answer 5

Every four years party delegates leaders & candidates develop a party platform, choose a presidential & vice presidential cabdidate

Question 6

Republican 2012 party

Answer 6

Tampa bay

Question 7

Democrats 2012 party

Answer 7

Charolette

Question 8

Picking v.i.p

Answer 8

• geography
• experience
• ideology
• gender
• age

Question 9

Party platform

Answer 9

Links dont work

Question 10

Super delegates

Answer 10

Un pledged delegates chosen based on status as party leaders

Question 11

Campaigns

Answer 11

Ad buys and commercials

Question 12

Hilary

Answer 12

Didnt use super delegates because it would seem like voter opinion didnt matter

Question 13

Electoral college

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Electoral college # of voters

Answer 14

538

Question 15

of electoral college votes needed to be president

Answer 15

270+

Question 16

Popular vote

Answer 16

2000 election:
Bush- 50,456,062
Gore- 50,996,582

Question 17

Majority loser

Answer 17

Candidate that receives the majority of the popular votes & loses the election in the electoral college

Question 18

Faithless elector

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Media

Answer 19

• tv
• newspaper
• online

Question 20

Tv

Answer 20

2006: 54%
2008: 70%

Question 21

Newspaper

Answer 21

2006: 40%
2008: 35%

Question 22

Online

Answer 22

2006: 31%
2008: 40%

Question 23

Media roles

Answer 23

• information brokers and analysis
• watch dog
• media events

Question 24

Watch dog

Answer 24

Investigates scandals

Question 25

Media events

Answer 25

Party conventions, press conference

Question 26

Information brokera an analysis

Answer 26

Debates

Question 27

Problems with media

Answer 27

• sound byte mentality
• infotainment
• bias~ not so liberal
• ownership (corporate)

Question 28

Sound byte mentality

Answer 28

Limited fragmented

Question 29

Infotainment

Answer 29

Horserace, journalism

Question 30

media monopoly

Answer 30

media corporations so large, powerful, and interconnected that they less economically and politically powerful cannot have their views aired

Question 31

political party

Answer 31

seek to control government by recruiting, nominating and electing their members to public office.

Question 32

political party functions

Answer 32

• mobilize their electorate
• educate the electorate
• recruit and select candiate
• finance campaigns
• organize government- leadership in congress

Question 33

2 party system

Answer 33

since 1860

Question 34

two party system

Answer 34

• electoral rules
• proportional representation
• winner take all, single member district
• restictions on minor parties

Question 35

third party or minor parties

Answer 35

purpose: supply ideas
types:
- candidate vehicle party
- single issue party
- protect & attempts at mass party

Question 36

restrictions on minor parties

Answer 36

• ballot access is different by state
• 5% of national vote to get public funding
• limited media coverage

Question 37

public opinion

Answer 37

how you view things based on uprising, economics, reigion, values and belief.
it is measured through polls.

Question 38

three aspects of polling

Answer 38

direction-positive or negative
intensity - strength
stability- change

Question 39

polls

Answer 39

sample surveys on topics

Question 40

random sample

Answer 40

selection by chance to assure equal representation

Question 41

slop survey poll

Answer 41

self selected listenr opinionated poll

Question 42

Straw poll

Answer 42

Political ideology

Question 43

Political socialization

Answer 43

Process of learning and developing political opinions on issues

Question 44

Voting rights act

Answer 44

1965

Question 45

Gerry mandering

Answer 45

Diliberate liking one party over another

Question 46

Cracking

Answer 46

Dividing district to limit minority

Question 47

Stacking

Answer 47

Add another district on too so minority is not majority

Question 48

Packing

Answer 48

When all else fails; pack all minorities in one area

Question 49

Single member district

Answer 49

One individual is elected from a district or state

Question 50

Winner take all

Answer 50

Person recieving most votes wins all

Question 51

Party identification

Answer 51

A psychological link or sense of loyalty between individuals and political party

Question 52

Party alignment

Answer 52

Avoters vote for a party or registers as party member and agrees with a party position on issue

Question 53

Interest groups

Answer 53

Organizations that attempt to achieve their goals with assistance of government leaders and public policy