Unit 4
Conservative v Liberal
C: favoring less federal government economic control
L: favoring more federal government economic control
Open v Closed Primary
Open: You can be any party and vote for any party in the primary
Closed: only democrats and republicans, only can vote for your party
Political Socialization
The methods and agents that shape a persons political identity
Lobbying
Interest group paying someone to talk with a congress member to try to get them to vote for legislation in a favorable way for that group
Party identification
The political party someone aligns with
Soft money
Donating money to a political party in hopes that it will go to the candidate running from that party, illegal
Political efficacy v apathy
E: feeling that participating politically matters
A: feeling that participating politically does not matter
PAC v Super PAC
PAC: political action committee, group in support a candidate, unaffiliated with the candidate
Super PAC: same thing but can raise unlimited amount of money
Name 4 things that improve voter turnout
Same day registration, early voting, mail-in/online voting, motor voter registration
What are the 4 voting models and describe them
Party line: voting with your party without wavering
Prospective: voting for a candidate you think will improve the future
Retrospective: voting for a candidate based on their past decisions