Voting
Which gender votes more, men or women?
Women
How is the number of electors (electoral college votes) per state determined?
# of senators + # of representatives in the House
Define "interest group."
A group of people who share common goals and organize to influence government
Name the process that happens every 10 years and helps to determine a state's # of representatives.
The census
Name for the process in which individuals acquire the information, beliefs, attitudes and values that help them comprehend the workings of a political system and orient themselves within it.
Political socialization
Identify three factors that affect a person's likelihood of voting.
Age, income, education level, geographic region, sense of political efficacy
How many Electoral College votes does a presidential candidate need in order to win?
270
What are the two main types of lobbying?
Professional and grassroots
Define gerrymandering.
Drawing voting district lines to favor a political party or group
Give two examples of linkage institutions.
Political parties, elections, news & entertainment media, interest Groups
Name the two candidates currently running for Governor of California.
Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton
Name for the tendency for a popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party in an election.
"Coattail effect"
Name for the operation of government by many bureaus, administrators, and unelected officials
The Bureaucracy
Describe two challenges in the redistricting process.
Equalizing population of districts, complying with state laws and regulations, creating compact and/or contiguous districts, keeping political units/communities within single districts
What are the two forms of political efficacy?
Internal and external
Which Constitutional amendment gave all American women the right to vote?
The 19th Amendment
What is a closed primary?
Voters must select a party in advance and can only vote in their own party’s primary
True or false: the President of the U.S. can abolish (get rid of) bureaucratic agencies.
FALSE (this is a power of Congress)
What is apportionment?
Distribution of congressional seats among states based on population
Identify at least 3 factors that influence a person's political ideology.
Family, mass media, school and peers, major events, geographic region, social/economic identity
Identify three requirements to register as a voter.
U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old, registered where you currently live, not currently serving a state or federal prison term for the conviction of a felony, not currently found mentally incompetent to vote by a court
Name for the phenomenon of states moving their primary or caucus dates forward to try to increase their influence in the nominating process
"Frontloading"
What type of interest group would a labor union or the U.S. Chamber of Commerce be considered?
Economic interest group
What is reapportionment?
Redistribution of congressional seats after the census.
What do the two axes of the political ideology spectrum represent?