Voter Behavior
What is a main complaint about the electoral college?
Less populated states are over-represented.
This is voter efficacy.
What is the belief that political participation and voting can make a difference citizens with a low level of political efficacy believe their votes have no effect on the outcome of an election?
What agency was created to enforce campaign laws and financial disclosure laws?
Federal Election Commission
This is the when news outlets focus on short clips that are captivating to get attention.
What is soundbites?
Those who enjoy the benefits of collective goods but did not participate in acquiring of providing them
What are free riders?
An asian woman with a master's degree from California who supports a woman's right to choose would most likely vote for this party
What is the democratic party
Education influences voting in this way.
Those with more education are more likely to vote, and historically, as voter education increases
What did McCain-Feingold/BiPartisan Campaign reform Act try to do?
Raised the limits on individuals giving hard money to the campaign from $1000 to $2000 (today it's adjusted for inflation and it's $2600). It eliminated soft money (money given to parties for "party building")
This is the stable, cooperative relationship that often develops among a congressional committee, an administrative agency, and one more supportive interest groups.
What is the iron triangle?
A strategy by which organized interests seek to influence the passage of legislation by exerting direct pressure on government officials
What is lobbying?
refers to the eligibility or the right to vote
suffrage/franchise
What are voter identification laws?
These are laws requiring citizens to produce a government issued photo ID in order to vote and usually lowers voter turnout.
What was the ruling in Citizens United V FEC
Corporations and Unions are free to spend as much money on elections as long as they do so INDEPENDENTLY of the campaign itself.
This an Independent agency created by Federal Communications Act of 1934 and charged with regulating all non-federal use of the radio spectrum.
What is the Federal Communications Commission?
This is referred to as dealignment.
Focus on the decreasing importance of political parties. People look towards interest groups and social movements to fulfill their demands.
the 15th amendment
1870. extended suffrage to black males. Prohibits suffrage restrictions on race.
This is how age influences voter turnout.
Young voters are far less likely to turnout than are older voters.
What did Citizens v FEC rule about corporations?
That they are people and should have the same rights as individuals
Independent-expenditure committees who can raise unlimited sums from corporations unions and other groups, as well as individuals. They may not coordinate with a campaign. They are also subject to disclosure laws.
These are Super PACs
When President Franklin Roosevelt was elected in 1932 political scientist called it this
What is party realignment?
This is the voting rights act of 1965 .
What went even further to remove the stumbling blocks that interested with black suffrage, prohibiting any government from voting procedures that denied a person the vote on the basis of color? The legislation abolished the literacy test for anyone who had completed the 6th grade, and it authorized federal registrars to oversee African Americans right to vote in Southern states and counties with histories of discrimination
What is the Party Platform and where is it written?
Written at the national conventions by political parties. It spells out the party's stances on issues like gun control and national security.
What did the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 do?
The act requires states to offer voter registration opportunities at the same time as applying for a driver's license or certain social services. It aims to reduce barriers to voting by simplifying the registration process and encouraging participation among younger voters and minorities.
This is how interest groups can influence rulings in the courts.
What is amicus curiae brief?
This is an election when new issues emerge and new coalitions replace old ones.
What is a critical election?