unit 4 and 5

Question 1

liberal

Question 2

conservative

Question 3

progressive

Question 4

libertarian

Question 5

influences on political beliefs

Question 6

logrolling

Question 7

push polling

Question 8

exit polling

Question 9

stratification

Question 10

populist

Question 11

social desirability bias

Answer 11

l

Question 12

life-cycle effect

Question 13

fiscal policy

Question 14

monetary policy

Question 15

keynesian economic theory

Question 16

supply-side theory

Question 17

challengers

Question 18

incumbents

Question 19

voter registration process

Question 20

grassroots lobbying

Question 21

15th amendment

Answer 21

right for black men to vote

Question 22

17th amendment

Answer 22

right to vote senators

Question 23

19th amendment

Answer 23

women’s right to vote

Question 24

24th amendment

Answer 24

abolished poll taxes

Question 25

26th amendment

Answer 25

lowered voting age from 21 to 18

Question 26

rational choice voting

Answer 26

votes based on self-interest, carefully studies the issues and platforms

Question 27

retrospective voting

Answer 27

votes based on track record of politician

Question 28

prospective voting

Answer 28

voting faced on predictions on how a party/candidate will perform in the future

Question 29

party-line voting

Answer 29

person votes for all the candidates of the voter’s party

Question 30

franchise

Answer 30

right to vote

Question 31

structural barriers

Answer 31

a policy/law that prevents people from voting or discourages them from voting

Question 32

political efficacy

Answer 32

belief on whether one’s vote matters

Question 33

factors that affect voter turnout

Answer 33

political efficacy, demographics, structural barriers, type of election

Question 34

factors that affect voting

Answer 34

party identification, ideological orientation, candidate characteristics, political issues, religious beliefs, gender, ethnicity

Question 35

linkage institution

Answer 35

societal structure that connects people to their government or the political process

Question 36

what parties do

Answer 36

mobilization and education of voters, write and publish a party platform, find quality candidates, provide campaign management support for their candidates

Question 36

types of linkage institutions

Answer 36

political parties, interest groups, elections, media

Question 37

what has changed about political parties?

Answer 37

the way they interact with candidates (now candidate matters and party is secondary), change in platform, altering party structure

Question 38

coalition

Answer 38

demographic group of voters

Question 39

ways party structure change

Answer 39

party realignment, changes to campaign finance laws, changes in communication and data collection technology

Question 40

why third parties dont win

Answer 40

winner take all voting districts and incorporation of third party agendas into the two major parties’ platforms