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| Conventional ways of Participation |
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| vote, contribute $, help campaign, time, write letters, petitions, running for office |
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| Unconventional ways of Participation |
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| protest politics: demonstrating, carrying signs, sit-ins |
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| 1)Calculating Cost 2)Calculating Benefits |
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| 1)money: poll tax, id 2)time 3)energy 4)gather information 5)registration |
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| 1)accomplishment: civic duty, psychic satisfaction |
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| Benefits of Running for Office |
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| 1)If you win: you WON, give jobs 3)If you lose: bulid name recognition, ego |
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| You care but don't think you can make a difference |
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| president is waiting for your call |
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| Factors that effect voter turnout |
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| Education, age, attitude, gender, weather, race, religion, party media coverage |
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| alienation or apathy attitudes |
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| civic duty, women, educated, upper income, older homeowners |
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| swayed by campaigns and candidates promises and what you think |
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| respond to past campaigns and promises and how they acted in the past |
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| network of individuals who organize and seek to capture the reign of power and achieve policy goals |
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| Functions of a Political Party |
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| 1)provide link b/t us and gov't 2)articulate interests from the people 3)only way candidates get nominated and put on the ballot |
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| promote policies their followers believe aren't recognized by the 2 major parties, make two major parties more responsive |
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| Two types of third parties |
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| 1)Ideological Party 2)Single-Issue Party |
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| Progressive Party, Green Party, Socialist Worker Party, Libertarian Party |
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| Free-soil party, Prohibition party, Greenback party, Right to Life party |
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| whoever crosses the finish line first, you had more votes than anybody else (foster strong parties) |
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| Proportional Representation |
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| win same % of seats as % of popular votes |
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| 1)African Americans 2)Jewish 3)Hispanic |
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| permanant switch of parties: rare, caused by big issues (war, depression) |
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| moving from one party to no party: independent, splitting your ticket |
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