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Political Culture/Federalism (Taken) Part II Flashcards

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1
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Who votes the most?

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Older and more educated people

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Voting age population

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Anybody who can vote

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Registered voters

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People who actually spend the time to get registered to vote

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Registration

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You sign up to say “I have the right to vote” (Some states require you to designate a party)

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Motor Voter Law

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At the DMV, registration was on the same form

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Voter fraud

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People voting more than once

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Political machines

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Trading out a form of patronage for votes

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Straight ticket voting

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Voting for every person of the same party

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Ways to participate in government

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  • Encourage people to vote
  • Vote
  • Protest/demonstrate
  • Run for office
  • Give money
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Purpose of a caucus/primary

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  • Give people more say

- Narrow down the party to one canidate

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How are delegates assigned?

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  • By party

- Can be a combination of proportional or winner takes all

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12
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McGovern-Fraiser Commission

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1968 - Had to find a way to be more inclusive —-> primaries and caucuses

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Superdelegates/uncommitted delegates

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Do not have to follow the way their state does

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Who votes the most in primaries/caucuses?

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People more the left or right of the political spectrum

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What does the party do?

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  • Supposed to provide a link between people and government
  • Help pick candidates
  • Help run campaigns
  • Give cues to voters
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Power of the party vs. independents

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Parties have more power at state than national level

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What are the roles of the national convention?

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  • Select presidential candidate from their party

- Establish a party platform

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Political Action Committees

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  • Raise money to support candidates

- No cap

19
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Can the President be publicly financed?

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Yes

20
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Who does money statistically help the most?

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Congressional challengers

21
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Are Senate races more competitive than house races?

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Yes

22
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1800

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Jefferson - Democratic Republicans dominated from this point on

23
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1828

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Andrew Jackson - More connection between people’s votes and electoral college votes

24
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1860

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Abraham Lincoln - Whigs died out

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1896

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William McKinley - Businesses support Republicans

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1932

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FRD - Establishes today’s democratic platform

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1968

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Nixon - more divided government

28
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Transition from solid South

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Southerners started moving from democratic to republican

29
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Spoiler

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Take votes from a similar candidate

30
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Federalism

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Division between central government and regional government

31
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Diversity of public policy

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Tons of different laws between states

32
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Gibbons vs. Ogden

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Case that established the flexible definition of interstate commerce

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Referendum

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Force a law to be on the ballot (legislature creates it)

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Initiative

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Citizen can come up with an idea that gets on the ballot

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Recall

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When you take an elected official and remove them from office

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Devolution

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When power gets turned back to the states

37
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Categorical grants

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When federal government gives a state money with a specific purpose

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Block grants

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When federal government gives a state money with a more general purpose

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Conditions of Aid

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“We will give you money if you do x, y, and z

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Mandates

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“Do this, or we will take money away”

41
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Unfunded mandates

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“You will do this, or we will take money away from you and it will cost you money’

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Nullification

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When a state refuses to follow something the federal government says because they believe it to be unconstitutional

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