Interest
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Elections
Voting
Final Jeopardy Question
200
This theory states that "individuals use their self-interests to make choices that will provide them with the greatest benefit".
What is the Rational Choice Theory?
200
This problem arises when there are people who benefit from the political participation of others while not being politically active themselves.
What is the free-rider problem?
200
For example, if I were to vote for Brian Kemp (R), Burt Jones (R), Herschel Walker (R), and Brad Raffensperger (R), I would be doing this.
What is Straight Ticket Voting?
200
For example, if I were to vote for Stacey Abrams (D), Burt Jones (R), Raphael Warnock (D), and Brad Raffensperger (R), I would be doing this.
What is Split Ticket Voting?
200
This is a vote on a measure that is proposed by the State Legislature.
What is a referendum?
200
This form of voter disenfranchisement came in the form of a test to determine eligibility to vote that was designed so that few African Americans would pass.
What is a literacy test?
200
Higher voter turnout in Presidential Elections, higher black voter turnout in 2008 and 2012, and overall higher voter turnout for voters that have college degrees and are over the age of 65 are results from this.
What is the Standard Socio-Economic Model?
400
Money, memberships, and political action committees are needs of this type of group.
What is an interest group?
400
Corporate, Labor, Agricultural, and Trade groups are all examples of this kind of interest group.
What is a private or economic interest group?
400
An example of this happened in 2019, when Donald Trump (R) was President, Mike Pence (R) and the Republican Party controlled the Senate, and Nancy Pelosi (D) and the Democrats controlled the House of Representatives.
What is a divided government?
400
This is an organization that puts candidates in office to focus on a range of issues and diverse communities, NOT an organization that focuses on singular issues, communities, and works with candidates already in office.
What is a Political Party?
400
This is a primary election in which both parties' ballots are available in the voting booth, and the voters simply select one on which to register their preferences.
What is an open primary?
400
This is the independent regulatory agency that regulates campaign finance in America.
What is the Federal Elections Commission?
600
This type of incentive usually provides interest group members with paycheck security, group benefits and discounts, magazines, and important information.
What are material benefits?
600
This type of incentive provides interest group members with a sense of community with people who think like you and provide both companionship and social satisfaction.
What is solidary benefits?
600
This is the formal statement of a party’s principles and policy objectives.
What is a party platform?
600
This theoretical law states that in large governments, no matter how democratic a political party seems in the beginning, it will eventually turn oligopolistic (power in the hands of the top).
What is the Iron Law of Oligarchy?
600
This is the actual question, measure, or proposal put onto the ballot through an initiative.
What is a proposition?
600
This type of campaign strategy is a strategy that seeks support from groups that feel strongly about various policies.
What is an issue-oriented strategy?
800
This is the theory that elected officials will often do what's best for themselves, personally, rather than their constituents.
What is Public Choice Theory?
800
This type of incentive provides interest group members with a united sense of purpose for achieving goals and beliefs through moral or ideological unity.
What is a purposive benefit?
800
This, commonly referred to as SMDP, is the election system that is commonly used in the US where the candidate who receives the most votes wins the election.
What is Single Member District Plurality/Winner-Take-All/First-Past-The-Post?
800
This party was founded in 1828 and supported Andrew Jackson and was founded around the controversy of populism and how it would affect the elites.
What is the Democratic Party?
800
This is a meeting of party members held to select delegates to the national convention.
What is a caucus?
800
This is a committee that collects a pool of money to donate to or against certain candidates or issues.
What is a Political Action Committee (PAC)?
1000
This is where the government tries, but is unable to properly manage the requests of large amounts of interest groups. As one interest group gets its wish, another one sees a lack of progress. (Hint: Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice)
What is Demosclerosis?
1000
This author wrote in "The Semisovereign People" that pluralism eventually turns into elitism, as the interest groups that have the most governmental influence represent various factions of the corporate community, not the interests of the people.
Who is E.E. Schattschneider?
1000
The historical loyalties of citizens (Grandfather→ Father→ You), the SMDP system, and the importance of the presidency are all reasons for the use of this electoral system?
What is the two-party system?
1000
This party of Lincoln was founded in 1854 and was centered around its members opposition of slavery.
What is the Republican Party?
1000
This is a citizen sponsored proposal that typically requires 10% of voters to sign a petition.
What is an initiative?
1000
This type of campaign strategy is a strategy that relies heavily on voters' partisan identification and the party's organization.
What is a party-oriented campaign strategy?
1200
Economic, Material, Purposive, and Solidary incentives are all _________ to join an interest group.
What is the reason?
1200
This political scientist said that conflict is a necessary component of healthy democracy, and that without peaceful conflict within acceptable bounds, there is political exclusion, suppression, violence, and legitimacy.
Who is Seymour Martin Lipset?
1200
This is the party in the electorate, the party organization, and the party in government.
What are the three faces of a political party?
1200
This is an election that produce a long-lasting electoral re-alignment.
What is a critical election?
1200
Gavin Newsom faced this kind of election in 2021, when efforts grew to unseat him as the Governor of California.
What is a recall election?
1200
Jennifer O'Malley is a professional whose duties comprise a variety of strategic and managerial tasks, from fundraising to staffing a campaign. She was mainly known for being Joe Biden's this.
What is a campaign manager?