quiz7 Flashcards
15th amendment
black man suffrage
17th amendment
direct election of senators
19th amendment
woman’s suffrage
24th amendment
remove poll tax
26th amendment
vote at 18
voting rights act of 65
ends voting discrimination
elections are run by
state government
retrospective voting
voting based on candidate popularity/past actions
rational choice
voting based on voters best interest
prospective voting
voting based on expectations of how party/candidate will be
party line voting
voting based on party identification
voter turnout
number of regis voters who vote in an election
what type of election has the highest turnout
presidential
what type of election has the lowest turnout
local
different types of voting
-absentee
-early
- in person
what is absentee voting
voting by mail
what is early voting
voting. early
primary
decisions of candidates
jungle primary
candidates from all parties run at the same time and are selected to move on into general election
exploratory committee
committee used to test chances of election success
super delegates
members who are chosen by the party to support candidate of their choosing (no voting)
open primary
anyone can vote
closed primary
only party members can vote
disproportional representation
votes in smaller states are worth more than votes in larger states
proposed changes for presidential vote
-direct popular vote
-national bonus plan
-district plan
-proportional plan
direct popular vote
- winner is whichever candidate receives the majority of the popular vote
- requires a constitutional amendment
national bonus plan
winner of the popular vote automatically gains an additional 102 votes (2 per 50 states and DC) on top of the results of the electoral college
district plan
- winner of the popular vote would automatically get 2 EV’s for that state
- remaining EV’s would be distributed according to how each candidate did in each congressional district
proportional plan
each states elector votes would be divided in proportion to the popular vote
- ex: if candidate A wins 60% of vote in PA, he would get 12 of the 20 EV’s, while all remining candidates would get EV’s in proportion to their popular vote totals
messaging
the focus and strategy party will take in election
third parties
- liberal (green party)
- moderate
- libertarian
- conservative
voter reluctance
voters fear wasting their vote
rank choice voting
voters put down vote for first choice candidate and a second candidate in order not to waste vote
proportional system
representation handed out in proportion to the popular vote
interest groups
organizations that advocate for policy issues
who funds interest groups
-industries
- citizens
grassroots group
funded by citizens and focus more on specific policy issues
how do interest groups influence elections (4)-
- electioneering
- litigation
- lobbying
- legislation
electioneering
becoming directly involved in the election process
- endorsing candidates
- holding fundraisers
- donating money
litigation
challenging laws or policies in state or federal court
lobbying
educating lawmakers on issues in an attempt to get them to care about the issue/see an issue the same way as the interest group (overlaps with legislation)
legislation
- proposing specific legislation to lawmakers in the hopes that lawmakers will then propose it in congress
think tanks
organizations that research difference issues
- gather info on issue and lets law makers decide
free riders
one more member cannot greatly impact an organizations strength
- people don’t join because they feel they will benefit regardless
what are polling places regulated by
section 5 of the voting rights act of ‘65
run off election
elections held after general election when no candidate gets majority
brokered convention
when no nominees have majority support of delegates
iowa caucus
the first major electoral event of the presidential primaries/caucuses
- more conservative
- favors mod. democrats and radi. republicans
new hampshire primary
first primary held in presidential race
- more liberal
- favors mod. repub, more radical dems
electoral college
chooses the president (typically reflects public vote)
total amount of electors in electoral college and amount needed to win election
538/270
which states use the district plan (2)
1) nebraska
2) maine
criticisms of the electoral college (4)
- doesnt reflect pop. vote
- faithless electors
- disproportional representation
- ties/no majority
arguments for electoral college
- clear winner
- fundamental part of federalism
- campaigning in rural states required
coalition
team of people who support a party
-ex. Evangelical voters for republican party
critical election
signifies a shift in issues/coalitions
where is rank choice voting used (2)
1) maine
2) alaska
interest groups are an example of what type of democracy
pluralist democracy
