Week 8 Terms: Economic and Rational Voting

Question 1

Incumbent

Answer 1

The current office holder; varies based on parliamentary and presidential systems

Question 2

Retrospective Voting

Answer 2

Economic voting that pertains to feelings of the past economy

Question 3

Prospective Voting

Answer 3

Economic voting that pertains to the feelings of the future economy

Question 4

Pocketbook Voting

Answer 4

Feelings of the economy rooted in the individual (if I became unemployed)

Question 5

Sociotropic Voting

Answer 5

Feelings of the economy rooted in society as a whole (if I see the unemployment rate going up)

Question 6

Divided government

Answer 6

When one level of government is lead by a party that differs from another level; creates a challenge in terms of agreeing on and passing legislation

Question 7

Minority government

Question 8

Bicameral opposition

Question 9

Clarity of Responsibility

Answer 9

The level to which an office holder is held chiefly responsible for the economy

Question 10

Referendum Model

Question 11

Transitional Model

Question 12

Individual level based survey analysis (micro)

Question 13

Aggregate analysis (macro)

Question 14

Strategic voting

Answer 14

Strategic voting is ranking candidates and applying certain criteria to your top choice. If yes, vote for your top choice. If not, consider your second choice candidate.

Question 15

M+1 rule

Answer 15

Theory in Cox’s study that implies a restriction on the number of viable candidates in each district. The equation: M (district magnitude i.e. # of seats in a district) +1

Question 16

Policy Outcome

Question 17

Send a Message

Answer 17

When voters vote in a manner to send a message to a specific political party or candidate.