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Test Two Flashcards

1
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formal participation

A

goes through formal institutions of politics

  • voting
  • contact congresspeople
  • run for office
  • give money to a political campaign
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2
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informal participation

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takes place outside formal institutions

  • boycotts
  • riots
  • revolutions, etc
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3
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the more costly the exercise of participation the _____ likely peopl are willing to engage

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less

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4
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when formal participation isn’t available, participations spills into

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informal participation

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5
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why americans don’t vote

A 
US politics are unorganized
less organization= lower voting rate
-moderation(don't vote if ppl believe the outcome is already predetermined)
-voter suppression
-in jail
-voter ID laws
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6
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lower voting rate=.

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more class biased political system

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7
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what are the 4 types of democracy

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  • proportional/parliamentary
  • proportional/presidential
  • winner takes all/parliamentary
  • winner takes all/presidential
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proportional/parliamentary democracy

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  • very representative/multi party

- unstable

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9
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proportional/presidential

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  • reasonably representative

- excessive presidential power and weak legislative

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winner take all/parliamentary

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  • efficient

- may violate civil liberties

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11
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winner take all/presidential

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ex US

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12
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single member districting

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most districts are drawn up through a political process that becomes an incumbent protection racket

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13
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americans have high _________ and __________ but low ____

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efficacy and interest

trust

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14
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efficacy

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belief people can influence politics

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15
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preregistration requirement

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deadline not advertised like voting day so many voters are disqualified on election day
-dampens turnout by 5-10%

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16
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why do americans vote

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sense of obligation

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17
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gerrymandering

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Gerrymandering is a practice intended to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating district boundaries. The resulting district is known as a gerrymander;

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18
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political parties

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broad coalitions designed to win elections

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19
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jeffersonian president

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pertaining to or advocating the political principles and doctrines of Thomas Jefferson, especially those stressing minimum control by the central government, the inalienable rights of the individual, and the superiority of an agrarian economy and rural society.

20
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jackson and spoils system

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the president appoints civil servants to government jobs specifically because they are loyal to him and to his political party. Education, experience, and merit take a back seat.

21
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populism

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They demanded an increase in the circulating currency (to be achieved by the unlimited coinage of silver), a graduated income tax, government ownership of the railroads, a tariff for revenue only, the direct election of U.S. senators, and other measures designed to strengthen political democracy and give farmers economic parity with business and industry.

22
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the one and only collapse of a major american political party

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whig party disappeared and was replaced by a 3rd party

republican party

23
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if the southern democrats supported the new deal then northern democrats would ______________

A

turn a blind eye to civil rights in the south

24
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New deal unravels

A

truman desegregates military
eisenhower enforces brown v board
johnson passes voting rights act

25
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voting rights act

A

prohibits gerrymandering for purposes fo racial discrimination
-multilingual ballots

26
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consequences of voting rights act

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  • mobilization of blacks and counter mobilization of poor whites
  • actually made south more conservative because the poor whites were religious
  • reconfiguration of political parties and the new voters polarized politics
27
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agents of political socialization

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-families, schools, mass media, peers, political institutions/leaders, churches

28
Q

interest groups

A

single interest groupings that pursue a particular policy to the exlusion of broader public interest
-madison called them factions

29
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americans are more likely than others to politicize _________________

A

the groups they’re a part of

-church, sports, etc

30
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interest group politcs are class biased and suffer from the free rider problem

A

-bias towards producers over consumers

rich over poor

31
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framing

A
  • consists of interpretation of anecdotes and stereotypes
  • ppl rely on frames to understand and respond
  • the way things are worded
32
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grassroots lobbying

A

interest groups can pressure decision makers by influencing their constituents

33
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targeted advertising

A

-expenditure of soft money in support of a cause/candidiate

34
Q

FEC monitors campaign contributions in ______ elections

A

federal

35
Q

SEC

A

monitors campaign contributions in state elections

36
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what do lobbyists do

A

provide info, arrange for campaign finances, provide funding(planes, houses, etc)
-very truthful

37
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lobbying restrictions

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  • contributions= hard money
  • campaign contributions = speech
  • govt can restrict size of contributions one gives to another, but not one to themself
  • no restrictions on spending
  • corps and non profits can’t give to political campaigns
  • no federal employees or churches
38
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soft money

A

spending on behalf of candidate or cause without the cooperation of the candidate or cause

39
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liberal bias of media

A

members of working press are more liberal

editors/owners are more conservative

40
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conservative bias of media

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commercial media= business

decisions are usually anti consumer, anti labor, anti environmental

41
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constitution reserves almost all powers of government for congress

A

constitutionally strong and structurally weak

42
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3 rules of congressional life

A
  1. congress makes its own rules
  2. what’s good for the member isn’t necessarily good for institution as a whole
    - corollary= what’s good for member’s district may not be good for nation as a whole
  3. bc of all veto points in congress it’s hard to get anything done
    - corollary= once something is done it’s hard to undo
43
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House vs Senate

A

majority rules but minority have a veto

house is majority and senate protects minority rights

44
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house

A
  • majoritarian
  • large
  • rule driven
  • partisan
  • committees and subcommittees= specialized
  • germaness requirement
45
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senate

A

small

filibuster rule

46
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congress vs georgia legislature

A

pro vs amatuer
presiding legislature vs stepping stone
GA= small staff, salary, limited session
governor has line item veto, president doesn’t
GA adjourns after 40 days, congress meets year round

47
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gentrification

A

Gentrification is a process of renovating deteriorated urban neighborhoods by means of the influx of more affluent residents. This is a common and controversial topic in politics and in urban planning.

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