Historical, Traditional, the electoral system, Ideological consensus
100
What is the 19th Amendment?
woman's suffrage
100
What is the importance of nominations?
It puts limits on those who can run in the general election
100
What is the biggest agent of socialization?
Family
100
What is one difference between political parties and interest groups?
political parties nominate, interest groups do not
200
What do political parties encourage or do? Name 3 of the 6
link people to gov't, bring conflicting groups together, encourage compromise, lessen impact of extremists, inform people, "bonding agents"
200
What was the Grandfather clause?
It was passed in many southern states to give illiterate whites a reason to be able to vote. If their grandfather had before the Civil War, then they could
200
What are the 5 ways to make nominations in the United States?
self-announcement, caucus, convention, direct primary, convention
200
What is the propaganda technique where only one side is presented?
What is card stacking
200
What is a lobbying?
activities by which group pressures are brought to bear on legislators and process
300
What are the four types of minor parties? Explain briefly
Splinter parties- break off major party, Single-issue- concerned with one issue, Ideological- based on a set of beliefs, Economic protest- form when economy is bad
300
What is Gerrymandering?
practice of drawing electoral district lines in order to limit voting strength of a particular group.
300
What is a caucus? Explain how the Democrats do it in Iowa.
a group of like-minded people who meet to select candidates in upcoming elections. In Iowa, they meet at a certain location and have to publicly show who they are nominating. If their group has less than 15%, they can leave or join another group. Majority wins
300
What are the five other agents of political socialization listed in your notes?
schools, media, opinion leaders, historic events, peer groups
300
What do those in labor groups have in common?
They work in the same job or industry
400
What is a coalition? Where do we often see them?
temporary alliance of several groups who come together to form a working majority and to control government, Europe
400
What is the significance of the events that happened in Selma, Alabama? There are two
Showed short-comings of the previous Civil Rights Acts, accelerated movement
400
What is a runoff primary?
A primary that takes place after the first primary. An absolute majority is needed so it is between the top ten vote-getters.
400
What are the top 5 forms of mass media?
TV, newspaper, internet, radio, magazines
400
What are examples of business, labor, agricultural, and professional groups?
Business Roundtable, AFL-CIO, Farm Bureau, NEA
500
What is a multiparty system? Name one pro and one con of a multiparty system
several major and many lesser parties exist, seriously compete for, and actually win public office. Pro- more responsive to will of people, more diverse representation. Con- many parties lead to instability
500
What is the Voting Right Act of 1965 and what are the four things it did?
1) Made 15th truly effective
2) applied to all elections- Nat'l, State, and local
3) no new laws or changes
4) challenged constitutionality of poll tax
500
What are the two pros of the closed primary? the open primary?
Closed- prevents one party from raiding, it helps make candidates more responsive, voters are more thoughtful
Open- voters not forced to make party preferences known, don't exclude independants
500
What are examples of Symbol Transfer, Glittering generalities, and name calling?
S.T.- American flag behind the president, G.G.-Calling someone American and just. N.C.- "communist" or "radical" or "greedy"
500
What are three pros and three cons of interest groups?
Pros- stimulate interest/participation, give detailed info to gov't, represent members on basis of shared attitudes
Cons- have influence far greater than size, do not always represent views of all members, their interest not always best for all Americans