Electoral Institutions
The Electoral College has generally benefitted Presidential candidates from this party in the 21st century
The Republican Party
A campaign is more likely to have a meaningful persuasive effect on vote choice in this type of election
A Primary Election
DAILY DOUBLE
This alliterative term refers to the differential vote share won by Democratic and Republican parties amongst voters with varying levels of educational attainment
This ideological group generally wants less government involvement in all spheres of life
Libertarians
This type of polarization refers to emotional hostilities and bias shown towards the partisan out-group
Affective (Social) Polarization
These organizations make the rules for U.S. Presidential nomination processes
The Parties
Candidates who decide to not use negative advertising may do so because they fear this backlash
The Boomerang Effect
This process has led to different identities being more likely tied to one party or the other
Social Sorting (will also accept cultural polarization)
Individuals who prefer visions of authority that are more nurturing, rather than more disciplinarian, are more likely to identify with this ideology in the U.S.
Liberalism
Political interest in the U.S. is on the ___
Rise
The Democratic Party reformed its nomination process as a result of this group's recommendations
The McGovern-Fraser Commission
Incumbent candidates are more likely to bring up the economy when it is ____
Strong
This political science theory explains that countries like the United States have 2 party systems because of certain institutional rules
Duverger's Law
What are abstract descriptive beliefs?
Premises
DAILY DOUBLE
This political knowledge problem in the U.S. is arguably more concerning than ignorance
These types of states, which award delegates only to the victorious candidate, are more often found in Republican primaries
Winner-Take-All States
Certain types of mail advertising has been shown to boost this
Voter Turnout
By simplifying information for voters, the parties act as _____
Heuristics
Political Scientists, near the middle of the 20th century, declared that the American public was _______ _______!
Ideologically Innocent
Unwarranted certitude (or confidence in perceived facts that aren't actually known facts)
Epistemic Hubris
These types of primaries are thought to beget more extreme winning candidates
Closed primaries
Negative advertising has not been found to be meaningfully persuasive by scholars. But it has proven to be more _____ in the minds of voters.
Memorable
These groups of voters actually behave more partisan than weak Republicans and weak Democrats
Independent Leaners
This "model" refers to the theory that ideology is the result of partisan bonds
The Party Leadership Model
This potential solution to the misinformation/disinformation problems is generally regarded as unlikely to be particularly effective by the scholarly community
Fact-Checking