A candidate that wins the most votes in a district (name the rule).
What is the Plurality Rule?
100
Gerrymander
The apportionment of voters in a district in such a way to give an unfair advantage to one political party.
100
A normally closed meeting of a political or legislative group to select candidates, plan strategy, or make decisions regarding legislative matters.
What is a Political Caucus?
100
Rosenstone & Hansen (Mobilization, Participation & Am. Dem.) state that those with more wealth, more education and a sense of political efficacy are more likely to vote.
What are the Personal/Individual Influences on participation?
100
Intrinsic rewards that derive from the act or participation itself, such as a sense of satisfaction from having contributed to a worthy cause.
What are Purposive Benefits?
200
A process by which citizens may petition to place a policy or proposal on the ballot for public vote.
What is the Initiative process?
200
Majority Rule
The type of electoral system in which, to win a seat in a rep. body, a candidate must receive a majority (50% + 1) of all votes cast in the relevant election.
200
The party that holds the majority of seats in either the House or Senate.
What is the Majority Party?
200
Tangible rewards that are easily converted into money, like a government job or a tax break.
What are Material Benefits?
200
The process by which candidates, parties, activists, and groups induce other people to participate.
What is Mobilization?
300
Voting based on past performance of a candidate.
What is Retrospective Voting?
300
Single Member District
An electorate that is allowed to elect only one rep. from each district – the typical method of rep. in the US.
300
A partisan who contributes time, energy, effort, to support a party or candidate.
What is a Party Activist?
300
Intangible rewards that stem from social interaction, like status, deference, and friendship.
What are Solidary Benefits?
300
When leaders contact citizens personally and encourage them to take action.
What is Direct Mobilization?
400
Voting based on imagined future performance of a candidate.
What is Prospective Voting?
400
Electoral College
The presidential electors from each state who meet in their respective state capitals after the popular election to cast ballots for president and vice president.
400
Third parties have a strong and influential history in American politics.
False (Duverger’s Law – plurality rule favors a 2 party system)
400
If people are rational, and if they receive only collective benefits, they will not turn out to vote, and for very good reason.
What is the Paradox of Voting?
400
When leaders contact citizens through mutual associates, whether family, friends, neighbors, or colleagues.
What is Indirect Mobilization?
500
A private group that raises and distributes funds for use in election campaigns.
What is a Political Action committee (PAC)?
500
Australian ballot
Presents all candidates for any given office on same ballot & vote in private.
500
Group affiliations as outlined by the book.
What is Race & Ethnicity, Gender, Class, Religion, Ideology, Region or Age?
500
If political involvement is irrational (Paradox of Voting), so is political learning.
What is Rational Ignorance?
500
Name one of the groups that are more likely to be mobilized.
Who are workers (especially in unions), people in associations, the wealthy, educated or partisan?