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Politics: Spectrum and Parties
Interest Groups, Media, and Polling
Elections
Voting - Rights and Behaviors
Campaigns and Election 2014
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President Obama is a ______________. Mitt Romney is a ___________.
1) democrat 2) republican
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What is an interest group?
a group of people who work to influence government about a set of issues
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What are the two types of registrations? Which does Ohio use?
Permanent - once registered, you stay registered Periodic - must register every certain number of years Ohio uses permanent registration.
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What are two terms for the right to vote?
suffrage franchise
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Who aired the first presidential television ad? When?
Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower in 1952 "Ike for President, Ike for President..."
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List from left to right the places on the political spectrum.
Radical - Liberal - Moderate - Conservative - Reactionary
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What is public opinion?
The collection of opinions or attitudes of a population
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What are the two main types of voter fraud?
Ghost - a vote being cast in the name of someone who has died or moved away Repeater - same person casting more than one vote
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In 1789, ___ in 15 Americans were eligible to vote. Today, ___ in 15 are eligible to vote.
1) 1 2) 9
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What are the two questions that a campaign needs to answer early?
How many votes will it take to win? Where will those votes come from?
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Describe the two main political parties in the U.S.: 1)Name 2) place on political spectrum 3) symbol 4) color 5) relative age
Democratic: Liberal, Left, Donkey, Blue, Oldest of the two Republican: Conservative, Right, Elephant, Red, Youngest of the two
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What are the three main roles of the media discussed in class?
Gate keeper; Agenda setter; watch dog
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What is the purpose of a primary election? What must you declare to vote in a primary?
a primary is designed to narrow down the field of contenders for a specific office. A voter must declare a party affiliation to vote in a primary
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Tara is 18 years old, hispanic, and planning to vote for the first time in Tuesday's election. Which political party is she more likely to support based upon the voting trends we looked at? Why?
Democrats Age - the youth tend to support democrats more Ethnicity - Hispanics tend to support democrats Gender - assuming Tara is a women, we know that women have recently been voting democratic.
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An aspect of every campaign is encouraging and ensuring that supporters make it to the polls on election day. This is done through phone calls, canvassing neighborhoods, and even driving supporters to the polls. These efforts are known as?
Get Out The Vote efforts
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Identify (3) Third Parties in the United States and summarize their beliefs.
Green - Environment and Social Justice Libertarian Party - Moderate; no gov't intervention in economy or on social issues Reform Party - ran Ross Perot for President, is fiscally conservative and wants government to stay out of social issues Constitution Party - very conservative, holding pro-gun, pro-god, anti-gay, anti-abortion stances Guns and Dope - pro-guns and Ostrich rights
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What is a political action committee?
organizations that help interest groups raise money for campaigns; limitations on their spending have been lifted in part by the Supreme Courts recent ruling in Citizens United
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What are your three options to vote in Ohio?
In person, Day of Election Absentee - mail in your ballot In person, before the election
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What are the two main populations that do not currently have the right to vote that we discussed in class? For each, what is an argument for and against extending them suffrage?
Youth Felons Be sure to be able to argue for and against both
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What was the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizen United?
it was unconstitutional to ban free speech through the limitation of independent communications by corporations, associations, and unions. Super PACs can raise and spend unlimited amounts, as long as the do not coordinate with a candidate's campaign.
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What is a winner take all system? What is a proportional representation system?
Winner take all: voters chose a specific candidate for a single member district and the candidate with the most votes is the winner Proportional representation: voters select a party for a multi-member district and the party wins the number of seats in proportion to the number of votes it received.
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What must be taken into consideration when reading and using polling data?
Sample; Under what conditions were the polls taken (misleading or intimidation; who took the poll (bias?); when was the poll taken?; what is the percentage of error?
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What are the two measures taken to ensure fairness at polling places?
No campaigning within 50 ft of polling places Representatives from both major parties work the polls.
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What is the gender gap when it comes to voting? What are possible explanations for such a gap?
Men and women tend to vote for opposite parties/candidates in presidential elections. Lately, women have supported democrats; men, republicans. Explanations: The difference in stances the parties take on issues such as abortion, equal pay, health care, foreign policy
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Who are three candidates for Governor that are on the Ohio ballot in 2014?
Democrat - Ed Fitzgerald Republican - John Kasich Green - Anita Rios