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| group, organize to win elections, operate gov., determine policies |
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| popular support and relative strength of parties, shift parties to reestablish with different coalitions of supporters |
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voters have detachment from political parties
more independent, rise of independence as result
fed up with parties, have no clear line |
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| maintain political identities but states shift political parties; one becomes spontaneously more numerous |
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| Pre-civil War (Democrats and Whigs) |
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Democrats=farmers
Whigs=business men |
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advocated inflation, democrats
only time until GD that democrats rule |
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| started dixiecrats- splinter |
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preliminary election held to choose parties final candidate
lower turnout than general election |
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| fewer members in legislative |
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| More members in legislative |
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| alliance of independent groups with a variety of interests and opinions who join together to support a People Party |
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| all of the citizens eligible to vote in a given election |
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| person who identifies him/her as a supporter of a People Party |
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| party member who helps to organize/oversee party functions and planning during/between campaigns |
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| system of rewarding the party faithful and workers with government jobs/contacts |
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law of political science
strong relationship between single member/ 2 party systems |
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Libritarian Party
opposite government, interference, private enterprise |
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| Splinter Party (dixiecrats) |
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| personality parties, develops because of a split in a major party |
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| Taken victory from one party and given to another |
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| learning process through which most ppl acquire political attitude, opinions, and beliefs |
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| Agents for Political Socialization |
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ppl/institutions who influence the political views of others
(school, peers, television) |
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| lead to change in voting habits |
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| numerical survey of public opinion at specific moment at specific time |
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| opinion polling, group selected to to represent the population |
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| no way to ensure opinions expressed are representative |
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| doesn't accurately represent the population |
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| attempt to not be biased, equal chance to be chosen |
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| gap between sample, real thing |
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| first chance to see who will win, taken immediately after voting |
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| feed false info to push potential voters away |
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| self interest/utility maximizers |
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| Social Psychological School |
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| emotional attachment to who you vote foe |
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| different votes in different areas |
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| Resource Theory of Political Participation |
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| 15th Amendment to blacks, literacy test, pull tax, Grand Father Clause |
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| difference between % of votes cast for one person by men and women |
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center of political spectrum, moderate political views
without, impossible to compromise |
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where President, VP, Senators, and Representatives are elected
even numbered years, Tuesday after first month in November |
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death/impeachment of old position, must vote for new representative
Arnold Swartz |
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| Rep from each political party make sure election is fair and legal |
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| member of Electoral College |
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| group of electors selected by voters to select Pres. and VP |
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| official meeting of the political party to choose candidates |
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selected rep. of a geographic region, vote for group at party convention
state/local level=delegates to rep. citizens |
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voters choose candidate directly instead of through delegates
Congress, State, and Local election |
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voting through delegate
Presidential election |
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| voters can vote for a candidate regardless of which party their in |
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| voters can only vote for candidate within own party |
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| move up primaries to attract more attention |
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| Karl Rowe, collecting voter info, special attention |
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| Web based, see where you go online, tailor ads |
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| evading certain legal requirement legally |
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campaign contributors not regulated by federal law
contributes to political party not candidate |
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money given for activities
independent to political party/candidate |
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| madia selects what they cover |
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| showing what hey want, influencing public perception |
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televised comment, few seconds
captures thought/perspective |
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| apparent bias in press/media |
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| freedom of expression on talk radio |
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T.V=Nixon bad
Radio= Nixon good |
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| manipulated news coverage to gain media exposure |
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reporters slant on interpretation of particular action/event
framing for your candidate |
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| press advisor convinces press to cover candidate on a spin |
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| Media goes after spin doctor |
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| independent journalist, online (blogs), not involved with anything |
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| people on internet displaying ideology |
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| the distribution of House Seats among the states on the basis of their respective populations |
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geographic area that is served by one member (2 senators in each state) in the house of reps.
435 house members |
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voting power is greater in one district than another
"one person one vote" |
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| drawing legislative boundaries to max influence for increased African American participation |
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preceding officer in the house of reps
long time member of majority party
most powerful/influential |
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| assists majority/minority in managing the party legislative preferences |
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| deals with particular part of committee policy area |
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provides specific rules on bills
senate doesn't have one |
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| permanent committee deals with legislative on a particular area |
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| ending debate, bring matter to a vote |
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| more likely to go with the side retaining to president |
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| tries to serve the broad int. of entire society |
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| deliberately mirrors the views of the majority |
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| congressional budgeting process, involves the creation of the basis for gov. programs |
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| congressional budgeting process, determine how many dollars will be spent in a year on gov. activities |
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| gov. program that allows certain class of ppl to receive benefits, no limits |
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House of Reps= impeach
Senate= conviction |
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| once into senate, easier to be reelected |
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Daniel Inovye
highest up Asian in government history |
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