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| an activity that has the intent or effect of influencing the political system |
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| conventional participation |
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| Dependent on the norms of the system and what type of system it is. In the U.S. it is non-extreme protests and usually starts at the local system or another close environment |
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| unconventional participation |
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| dependent on the norms of the system and what type of system it is |
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| time, money, and civic skills such as communication skills and organizational ability |
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| people's involvement in the system because they feel they have a share in it(i.e. rich people have stocks) |
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| the extent to which individuals believe they can influence the policymaking process |
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| the process of motivating citizens to vote |
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| individuals who have close community ties (i.e. home ownership) regard voting and other forms of political participation as their civic duty because they can see the connection b/t participation and the quality of life in their community |
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| Voting eligible population (VEP) |
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| the number of U.S. resident who can are legally qualified to vote |
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| voting age population (VAP) |
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| the number of U.S. residents who are 18 years of age or older |
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| Get-out-the-vote (GOTV) campaigns |
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| A campaign by political parties to increase the number of campaign supporters and voters |
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| swing states in which the relative strength of the two major-party presidential candidates is close enough so that either candidate could conceivably carry the state |
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- the legal requirement that citizens participate in national elections
- How does it strengthen political parties
- Parties do not have to devote resources to turning out the vote, they can focus on persuasion and conversion.
- Builds party loyalty.
- Benefits political parties representing the working class interests more b/c everyone votes
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| What factors influence individual participation? |
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- personal resources
- psychological engagement
- voter mobilization
- community involvement
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| people take part in the policymaking process when they are: knowledgeable, interested, and have a strong sense of political efficacy |
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| What factors influence why some people participate more than others? |
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- income
- race & ethnicity
- gender
- age
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| Why do less Americans vote in national elections than other industrial democracies? |
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- People have to register to vote.
- Elections take place on Tuesdays
- More elections take place and elect more numbers of public officials
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