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| National Voter Registration Act |
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1992
MOTOR VOTER
Eligible voters can register to vote while applying for a drivers license. People can also register at various government offices by mail (absentee voting). |
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| ONLY party members can vote. Texas practices this. Each party votes at its own precinct. |
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| The length of time you have to register with one party. |
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| The election that decides which Republican and Democrat candidate will ultimately run against each other for presidency (or governor, House rep...). |
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| An organization of people that pick the representatives for the conventions. |
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| Type of election where you can vote for either Democrat of Republican candidates. You receive both ballots, but only turn one in. |
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| This is a wide open election type. All parties and all candidates are on the same ballot. Washington and Alaska are the only states who still use this type of election. It was recently outlawed in California. |
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| The first couple of states who hold their primaries have a large amount of power and influence over the candidates. It has traditionally been New Hampshire then Iowa. |
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| The day when 24 sates hold their primary elections. It is usually during early February. |
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| Political party elite would pick the presidential candidates. |
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| Voters have more say in picking the presidential candidates. |
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| Discrimination in Presidential Primaries |
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| Democratic Conventions in the 1950s would not allow African Americans. "White Primaries" |
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| These three things always happen here: Deciding the party platform. Deciding the presidential candidate (The Presidential candidate selects the Vice P.). Party members declining in favor of interest groups. |
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| 1968 Democratic National Convention |
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| There was a large riot over the Vietnam war. |
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| Districts for one candidate. Often see at the local level - city and school board elections. |
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| Elections where all candidates run on the same ticket. |
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| Whoever gets the most votes wins (even if it's not a majority). |
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| Must receive over 50% of the vote or there will be a runoff election between the closest candidates. Must initially be more than two candidates. |
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| (1) Duty (2) Every vote counts (3) Influence outcome (4) Party identification (5) Interest in a particular issue |
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| (1) Middle Aged or older (2) White (3) Male (4) White collar (5) Married |
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| Gender issue in voter profiles |
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Women -- Health care issues.
Men -- Defense issues. |
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| Racial controversies spur increased voter numbers |
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| Exs: (1) O.J. Simpson trial. (2) Rodney King (An African American beat up by white cops; white jury found the cops not guilty; riot in L.A.; Retried in the Supreme Court where the cops were found guilty). |
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| Political influences from: |
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| (1) Family (2) Schools (3) College experiences (4) Mass media |
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| The statistic by which the reapportion the number of House representatives. |
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| Done by the STATE LEGISLATURE. Occurs when a district is made into an unusual shape to get lead party elected. |
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| The number of House reps; The number of reps who must be present for a vote. |
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| (1) District of Columbia (2) Guam (3) Virgin Islands (4) Puerto Rico |
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