Participation Flashcards
Voting Example
Trump v Biden 2020 President vote
Voting Point
Americans vote every 4 years for President and 2 years for Senate.
Voting Boost Point
Millions of Americans take opportunitiy to vote.
Voting Eval
Effective
Supporting a political party Point
People can donate money to help a party and volunteering for a party by handing out leaflets and attend rallies organised by political parties to show their support
Supporting a political party example
Joe Biden raised a $1.3b with a large amount coming from donations
Party Balance Point
Rich people can have unfair influence
Party Balance Example
Sheldon Adelson donated $113m to the Republicans in 2018.
Party eval
Not effective
Standing as a Candidate P
Many levels a candidate can stand, with more importance than another
Candidate Example
Half a million roles including Governor, Sherif and President
Candidate Balance P
Lack of participation for candidate because of high election costs.
Candidate Bal Example
J.B. Pritzker won election as the Governor of Illinois in 2018 in what became the most expensive state-wide election in American history. In winning, nearly $90million was spent on his campaign, with more than half of the money coming from Pritzker himself
Candidate eval
Not effective
Voting Boost Example
Over 150m people voted in 2020 elections