Voting Rights & Voter Behavior
Amendments 14, 15, 17, 19, 23, 24 protect the right to vote, AKA...
franchise or suffrage
Campaigns centered on this has weakened the role of political parties.
candidates
This is what interest groups spend a huge chunk of money on, directly influencing policymakers
lobbying
This system prioritizes battleground/swing/purple states and minimizes the chances of success for third parties.
Electoral college/winner takes all
polling results that focus more on popularity rather than the qualifications of candidates or details of their views
horse race
In this voting model people vote on a candidate based on their own self-interest.
Rational Choice Voting
Parties control these first round of elections, they can be open or closed.
Primaries
These are individuals who benefit from the work of interest groups without providing financial support. Interest groups deal with this by providing member-only benefits.
Free riders
Thsi phenomenon benefits current officeholders over challengers in presidential and congressional elections
Incumbency advantage
The news media's role to influence how citizens routinely acquire political info and what is deemed important in the news is known as...
agenda setting
In this voting model people vote on a candidate based on what they promise they will do in the future.
Prospective voting
The structure of parties is influenced by these type of elections in which there is a realignment of political party support among voters (ex. African Americans & FDR/Dems)
critical election
This is written by an interest group as a friend of the court to provide additional info for justices to consider when reviewing a case
amicus curiae brief
The bipartisan campaign reform act tried to reduca attack ads and ban this, funds that do not go directly to a candidate and therefore have fewer restrictions
soft money
consumer driven media outlets, like algorithms in social media reinforce existing beliefs, leading to..
echo chamber/confirmation bias
This type of law increases voter registration by allowing citizens to register at the DMV
Motor voter laws
DAILY DOUBLE What are the four linkage institutions?
Media, political parties, interest groups, elections
Name 3 things interest groups do to influence policy
draft legislation, lobby, educate voters and officeholders, mobilize membership to petition gov, amicus briefs
Because SCOTUS ruled that money=speech, even for businesses, organizations that can spend unlimited amounts of money for a campaign as long as they do not coordinate with a campaign are known as this
Super PACs
Modern campaigns require lots of funding, much of which goes to hiring ___ consultants
professional
Political efficacy, or the belief's that one's participation in politics will make a difference, is one factor used to predict ____, along with demographic characteristics and how competitive an election is.
voter turnout
Other than winner takes all, what is a barrier to third party success?
Funding, incorporation of agenda into major parties
What are the three parts of an iron triangle?
Bureaucratic agency, interest group, congressional committee.
This court case declared parts of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act unconstitutional
Citizen's United
If the press is checking the power of the government and reporting on them through investigation to catch corruption, it is known as ____ press
adversarial