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1
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what does the voting rights act do

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eliminates any way of voter suppression

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2
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19th amendment

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womens suffrage

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3
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17th amendment

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direct vote of senate

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15th amendment

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black male suffrage

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5
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24th amendment

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no poll tax

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26th amendment

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18 to vote

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7
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what party is elastic?

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democrats

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8
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what party is inelastic?

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repubs

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9
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4 types of voting

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  • rational
  • retrospective
  • prospective
  • party-line
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rational voting

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voting based on whether the voter benefits from that candidate or the party

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retrospective voting

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voting based on if the candidate has done well in the past

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prospective

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opposite of retrospective!
- voting based on how the candidate is PERCEIVED to do

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13
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party-line voting

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voting based on party identification

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14
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voter turnout

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the amount of registered voters that actually vote in an election

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15
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who has the highest voter turnout?

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older people

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16
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if most people who identify with the ____ party were to have higher voter turnout, they would most likely do better

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democratic

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17
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what varies voter turnout?

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the type of election

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18
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4 polling concerns

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  • poll locations
  • voter id
  • absentee voting
  • early voting
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19
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jungle primary

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all candidates run together regardless of party

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20
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general election

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choosing candidates to office

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21
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runoff election

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election held after general when no candidate gets majority

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presidential exploratory committees

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committees hired by person who wants to run to assess the chances of that person winning

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23
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open primary

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primary where anyone can vote

24
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closed primary

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primary where only registered party members can vote

25
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criticisms of the electoral college (4)

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  • doesnt reflect peoples will
  • faithless electors
  • disproportional representation
  • ties/no majority
26
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supports for the electoral college (3)

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  • creates clear winners in close elections
  • fundamental part of federalism
  • makes candidates campaign in rural states
27
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critical election

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an election that signifies a shift in issues/coalitions

28
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third parties

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any party other than the main 2

29
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types of third parties (4)

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  • conservatives
  • moderates
  • liberals
  • libertarians
30
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proportional systems

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  • opposite of winner takes all
  • representation handed out in proportion to the popular vote
31
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rank choice voting and what does it prevent?

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  • voters select 1st and 2nd (potentially 3rd) favorite candidates in order to prevent wasting a vote
32
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interest groups

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organizations that advocate for policy issues

33
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interest groups funded by industries or individual citizens (2)

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  • industry interest groups
  • grassroots interest
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industry interest groups

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focus on specific economic interests

35
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grassroots groups

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funded by citizens, focuses on more specific policy issues

36
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how do interest groups influence? (4)

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-electioneering
-lobbying
-litigation
-legislation

37
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electioneering

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becoming directly involved in the election process

38
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lobbying

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educating lawmakers on issues in attempt to get them to care

39
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litigation

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challenging laws/policies in state/fed courts

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legislation

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proposing specific legislation to lawmakers in hopes they would pass them

41
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free riders

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people who benefit from interest groups work without being in the interest group

42
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bipartisan campaign reform act (BCRA) is also known as the

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McCain-Feingold act

43
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what is the BCRA and what does it do

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formed with a goal to
-minimize soft money
-ban soft money contribution to parties
-limit independent expenditures

44
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PACs (political action committees)

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groups set up by corps or unions that receive money to use in races. money is used to either bring down a candidate or help a candidate win

45
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PAC rules (2)

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-disclose donors
-limited acceptance amt from donors

46
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SuperPAC

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same as PAC but can donate unlimited amt of money to candidates or parties

47
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SuperPAC rules

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  • no donation limits
  • all spending must be independent
  • can advocate for candidates
    -unlimited spending
48
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527s

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groups that are allowed to create generic party ads etc with no spending limit and basically replaced parties role in soft money spending

49
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what is the major source of campaign finance since 2006

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527s

50
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527s rules (2)

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-disclose donors
-unlimited spending

51
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501(c)4

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non profit organizations that can donate to campaigns

52
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501(c)4 rules

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-primary purpose of group cant be on politics
-does not need to publicly disclose donors (DARK $)

53
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citizens united v fec background

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court case on citizens united who made a film hating on hilary clinton but BCRA bans airing this type of media right before elections

54
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precedent of citizens united v fec

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mcconell v fec

55
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ruling of citizens v fec

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-in favor of citizens united
- the decision widened the limits of donations to these groups, meaning they can receive more money

56
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what is the key linkage institution?

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media

57
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horse race journalism

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media uses polls to measure trust and confidence in the government

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