Voting Rights & Voting Behavior
This is one factor that negatively impacts voter turnout
Political efficacy/apathy, voting locations/time, midterm elections, primary elections, obstacles to registration
These are TWO ways in which political parties act as linkage institutions.
Educating voters, mobilizing voter registration, publishing platforms, nominating candidates
Delaware uses this type of primary election, and how it works
Closed primary - only voters registered with either party can participate.
The repeal of this law in the 1980s led to a major increase in partisanship in the media
Fairness Doctrine
These are TWO models of voting behavior, and how they effect voters' decisions
Rational-choice
Prospective
Retrospective
Party-line
These are TWO examples of how political parties have changed over time.
Democrats: originally conservative, states' rights party - became more diverse and liberal over time, especially after 1948
Republicans: originally liberal, active federal government party - became more conservative and deregulatory over time, especially after 1964
These are TWO reasons why incumbents have a significant advantage in elections
These are TWO ways in which the media acts as a linkage institution
- informing voters about issues, elections, policies
- watchdog role: monitoring the government
- gatekeeping role: what's "newsworthy"
- co-equal (?) power to the three branches
- direct engagement via social media
These are three laws or election policies (not amendments) designed to increase voter turnout
Australian ballots; absentee ballots; NVRA (1993); HAVA (2002); motor-voter laws
These are THREE barriers to third-party success in elections
Ballot access, winner-take-all voting, lack of funding, spoiler effect, major party debate rules
This was the decision in the Citizens United v. FEC (2010) ruling, AND two of its outcomes.
These are THREE media outlets and their ideological leanings.
CNN, NYT, HuffPo, Atlantic, MoJo - Left-leaning
AP, NBC, ABC, CBS - Centrist
FOX, Economist, Washington Times - Right-leaning
These were FOUR Amendments that expanded voting rights
14th 15th 17th 19th 23rd 24th 26th
These are FOUR types of interest groups, and how the impact elections
BONUS: Provide two specific examples of interest groups
501(c)3, 501(c)4, Professional Associations, Trade Associations, Single-Issue Groups, Think Tanks, Ideological Groups, Intergovernmental Lobbies
These are FOUR impacts of the electoral college on elections.
- Winner-take all = focus on swing states
- overrepresentation of small state
- underrepresentation of large states
- political apathy
- popular vote doesn't = victory
- third parties don't win
These are FOUR examples of how the media has evolved over time and its impacts on politics.
Newspapers > Radio > TV > Internet > Social Media
Increasingly democratized
Increasingly polarized/partisan
Microtargeting/Narrowcasting/Bubbling
Direct communication with voters