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Conventional or Not?
Who Participates?
Voting Decisions
Turnout on the Decline
Less than Other Nations
100
Voting on election day.
What is conventional political participation.
100
This is a very good indicator of the likelihood an individual will participate in conventional political participation.
What is socioeconmic status.
100
This is generally handed down from parents to children.
What is party loyalty.
100
Voters find these type of messages very easy to tune out and ignore
What is television and internet advertising?
100
In many other countries, this requirement contributes to a high voter turn out level.
What is mandatory or compulsory voting.
200
Staging a boycott or demonstration.
What is unconventional political participation.
200
According to the text, people are more likely to participate if these three factors are present.
What are resources, interest, and an invitation (recruitment).
200
Voters take a close look at these to determine whether they will support a candidate in an election.
What is candidate issue positions and candidate characteristics.
200
Refers to the fact that citizens are less likely to belong to organizations, which may negatively impact turn out rates:
What is the decline of social capital.
200
In the United States, this is not declared on an election day
What is a national holiday (which may contribute to higher turnout rates in those nations that DO have holidays on election days).
300
Putting up an election yard sign, or making a campaign contribution.
What is conventional political activity.
300
This group used to vote at lower levels than MEN, but those differences have largely disappeared.
What is women.
300
This has been on the decline among voters over the past 60 years
What is party loyalty or party identification. The number of self identified independents has increased.
300
Americans are very likely to do this, and it complicates the process of voter registration.
What is moving around a lot, or being very mobile.
300
Compared to presidential elections, these elections have lower turnout rates.
What are midterm elections.
400
Younger people (25 and younger) tend to have higher levels of political participation in this type of political activity.
What is unconventional political participation.
400
Of all the age groups, this is the LEAST likely to vote.
What are 18 to 24 year olds.
400
In this form of voting, citizens look at the past actions of candidates to make choices on election day (rather than candidate promises).
What is retrospective voting?
400
Vietnam and Watergate contributed to an increase in these feelings held by U.S. voters.
What is distrust and cynical attitudes towards government.
400
Presidential candidates pick running mates with different characteristics in order to do this:
What is balancing the ticket.
500
Citizens 65 and older have the highest rates of this form of conventional political behavior.
What is voting.
500
Of all the forms of conventional political activity, this is the one that has the highest rate of participation.
What is voting.
500
This factor influence voters' decisions both in times of downturn and prosperity.
What is the overall state of the economy?
500
This amendment may have contributed to the overall decline in the turnout of the American electorate.
What is the 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18.
500
Frequent elections and long ballots contribute to this phenomenon in the United States.
What is voter fatigue?