Voting Rights
This amendment extended suffrage to (white) women
What is the 19th
A political system in which Political parties earn legislative seats proportional to the number of votes they receive during an election (exists in Germany, Israel, NOT US)
What is a proportional system?
What is voter turnout?
The term for the percentage of eligible voters who take part in an election
The process by which a political party chooses their candiadte
What is nomination?
“Horse Race” Journalism
Focusing on who is winning/losing instead of policies of the candidates
This law made it easier for Black Americans to vote by breaking down barriers such as the poll tax and literacy tests
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Complete: The role of the political party in the _____________________ process has decreased over time
What is nomination?
This is an obstacle to voting in which people are required to have government IDs to vote
(explain what demographics it tends to affect)
What are Voter ID laws
typically targets younger people of color
This is the name of the Supreme Court case which ruled that political spending was protected under the first amendment, and corporations could not be limited in their "independent spending"
What is Citizens United vs. FEC
When media influences how citizens acquire and interpret political information
What is agenda setting
This amendment established the popular election of US Senators by the people
What is the 17th amendment
a dramatic shift or change in party support amongst the base of the party
Political Realignment
This is the #1 obstacle to voter turnout in the United States
What is lack of voter registration?
a system in which the winner in a state OR district wins the entire district
What is a winner-take-all system?
An interest group is...
What is a Group of people w/ the same interests attempting to influence policy around a specific issue
Which of the following is not an Amendment that expanded voting rights?
15th
17th
18th
19th
24th
26th
18th
15th - Extended suffrage to African-American men
17th - Established the popular election of US Senators by the people
19th - Extended suffrage to women
24th - Abolished poll taxes in federal elections
26th - Extended suffrage to people 18-20
● Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18
An election in which the typical party base votes for another party – major issues, crisis, etc.
Critical Election
Name at least four demographic characteristics (race, age, class, education, gender) of a likely voter
Whiter, older, wealthier, more educated, women
Organization created for the purpose of raising and spending money to elect and defeat candidates especially at the Federal level
What is a Political Action Committee (PAC)
Identify the missing methods of interest groups:
Candidate Ratings
E
Get Out The Vote (GOTV) efforts
Campaign Contributions and PACs
What are lobbying and endorsements
This is the name of the law that made it easier for people to register to vote by being able to register when applying/renewing their driver’s license
What is the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 or the Motor Voter Act
Winner-take-all districts and the Electoral College
Ballot access laws (have to get a certain # of signatures on a petition, or a percentage of votes in previous election to appear on ballot)
Lack of/poor media coverage
Policy robbing
What are obstacles to third party success?
Non-white, younger, low-income, less-educated, men
This law banned “soft money” - corporations can’t mention candidates name in their own advertisement. Overturned by Citizens United
What is the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA)
Rank these presidents in order of Mr. Lowenstein's favorite to least favorite:
Lincoln
FDR
JFK
2. Lincoln
3. FDR