Voter turn out
The race of people most likely to vote.
What are Caucasian or white?
Biggest indicator in how people decide to vote.
What is party identification?
The day Federal elections are held on.
What is Tuesday?
The month Americans votes.
What is November?
Belief that your vote does not matter
What is a rational non voter?
The right to vote.
What is called Franchise?
Age where people are more likely to vote.
What is 40?
The percentage of citizens who vote in general elections.
What does less then 60%?
People vote according to this.
Where they live?
Political parties in the past have relied on these to get votes.
What are TV ads?
People feel they cannot make a difference and believe the government does not respond to their wishes.
What is attitude changes?
Contacting people to get out and vote in elections.
What is voter mobilization?
Above this income you are more likely to vote.
Why is $70,000 relivent?
People who are entitled to vote.
What are electorates?
Voters usually cast their ballots at polling places located in.
What are Public buildings?
Ballot that shows office candidate are running for.
What is the Office-Group Ballot?
Elections being held on a Tuesday, requiring registration and locations where voting are held are all examples of this.
What are legal complications?
This can be done my mail.
People with this level of education are more likely to vote.
What is a bachelors degree?
A candidate who is running for reelection.
What is incumbent?
Amendment that gave women the right to vote.
Allowed individuals to register when they A)apply for a driver's license B) register by mail C) register at certain state offices.
What is the Motor Voter Bill.
A person's level of involvement in their community.
What is social connectedness?
Vote based on how the country is doing.
What is retrospective voting?
The strongest predictor of voter turnout.
What is Education?
This means democracy is better off when it has many types of citizens.
What is political specialization?
The three requirements are to be a U.S citizen, being a legal resident of the state in which you are voting in, and must be at least 18 years old.
What are the requirements for voting?
This election had to do with 1) Under votes(under votes are votes under protest), 2) punch cards and 3) incomplete records
What is the election of 2000 or Bush v Gore?
Historical events can shape how an entire generation thinks about government and politics.
What are generational differences?
Voters who study the issues.
What are prospective voting?