study guide two Flashcards
the democrative platform emphasizes the need for government intervention and
social justice
fair share taxes, government investment, stronger regulation to protect consumers and environment
economy ( democratic )
government intervention in health care, housing, education, retirement
middle class security (democratic)
government protection of women, minorities, and same sex couples
social justice
the conservative republican platform promotes
less government intervention and traditional values
reduce taxation and regulate balance budget
economy ( republican )
strong military, secure borders
defense security
pro life, favor traditional family and faith structures
traditional values
democrats view freedom TO
bigger government promotes important social goals
equality of opportunity means the government
actively promotes the rights of the disadvantages groups
republicans view freedom FROM
smaller government protects individual choice and responsibility
equality “ before the law” means that the government
protects all parties equally including the unborn and traditional institutions
federal elections are a two step process
the primary and the general elections
the primary elections select the
top nominee from each party
in the general elections, the party nominees
run against each other for the office
you must be registered with a party to vote in that party’s primary
closed primaries
you can choose a party primary regardless of your affiliation
open primary
registered voters must vote in their own party primary but unaffiliated voters can pick
mixed primaries
in each of these systems you can only vote in _______primary (s)
one
in a few states including LA, all primary candidates run on the same ballot
TOP Two primaries
in LA the majority candidate wins
if there is no majority candidate, the top two have a
runoff election
the top two system is not allowed for presidential primaries– Louisiana is ___for presidential primaries
closed
_____is the day in FEB/ MAR where the greatest number of states vote
Super tuesday
when are the Louisiana presidential primaries scheduled?
march 5
