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| outlaw right to vote, race or color, 1870 |
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Lowered voting age to 18, 1971
Vietnam War, solider 18/19 Yrs old |
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| outlaw right to vote, sex, 1920 |
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made literacy test, grandfather clause illegal
made fed govt guarantor of voting rights |
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organize and establish votes
Organization that recruits, nominates/elects
party members to office in order to conduct govt |
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organizations that seek to achieve some of
their goals by influencing govt decision making |
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| direct contact btwn reps of interest group/policy maker |
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| use intermediaries to advocate for cause or attempt to persuade public, including policy makers to embrace group’s position |
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both parties’ ballots are available in voting booth,
voters select one to register preference |
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voting in party’s primary is limited to members
of that party |
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meeting of party members held to select delegates to
national convention |
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direct democracy measure that places public
policy drafted by govt officials on ballot for
voters to approve or reject |
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state board issues
state constitutional amendments
controversial pieces of legislation |
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proposed measure placed on ballot in initiative
election |
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citizen sponsored proposal that can result in new or
amended legislation or state constitutional amendment |
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election that allows voters to cut officeholders
term short. |
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test to determine eligibility to vote, designed
so few African-Americans would pass |
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| what does campaign manager do? |
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professional whose duties comprise variety of strategic/
managerial tasks, from fund-raising plan, advertising strategy
and staffing |
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psychological, organizational and structural reasons for two party system
Psychological |
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| two parties have strong historical claims on loyalties of citizens |
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SMDP (Single Member District Plurality) electoral system,
involves twin principals of single winners chosen by simple plurality
vote encourages competition between only two parties within
each electoral district |
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importance of the presidency causes diverse groups
across the nation to coalesce into the same two parties within each state |
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| what is a PAC, what does it do |
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political action committee
organization that spends money to influence
elections, can’t use funds to solicit vote for…
or elect |
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| SMDP Single Member District Plurality |
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electoral system involves twin principals of single
winners chosen by simple plurality
vote encourages competition between
only two parties within each electoral district |
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ways in which our lives are improved in many
ways by social connections: internet, twitter, etc. |
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policy making is competition among diverse
interest groups that ensure representation
of individual interests |
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Group of wealthy, educated individuals, wields
most political power |
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| Federal Election Commission |
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oversees public funding
of Presidential elections, regulate campaign finance/
disclose campaign finance info |
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| How do interest groups try to influence elections? |
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endorsements, give money to political action committee (PAC),
influence other interest groups; get out to vote (Christian Coalition) |
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situation that exists when Congress is controlled by one party/
presidency by other |
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phenomenon of someone deriving benefit from others’
actions |
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| Explain what your text means by describing ‘the three faces of political parties’ |
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American political parties perform their various
functions through “three faces” or spheres of
operation: party in electorate, party in organization, party in government |
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| party in electorate ( party identifiers) |
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individual who identify themselves as member of
one party or other |
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| party organization (party workers) |
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Hierarchal w/diffused power
National/state/local w/different functions |
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| party in government (elected officials) |
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Ideological and partisan affiliations of reps
Divided government
Legislation is reflection of this affiliation |
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| Broad types of interest groups: |
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| economic, public and idealogical, foreign |
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| corporate & business, labor, agricultural, trades & professional |
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| public and idealogical interest group |
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| consumer, environmental, religious |
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| direct, grassroots, high-tech, coalition building, electioneering |
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direct contact via personal presentations,
testifying before committees/ litigation |
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general membership and outsiders try to
influence officials via letter writing or protests |
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internet helps to speed up process
and allows quick mobilization |
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| several groups join together in lobbying campaign |
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Electioneering influencing elections in favor of candidates
who support their positions |
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realignment and critical election – which group of voters has
been through this in last 50 years |
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white southerners who switched their vote in 1960's to Republican
instead of Democratic (like in past), they were angry about Civil
Rights View of Democratic president! |
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| standard socio-economic model re: interest groups and elections |
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Wealthy, well-educated are more likely to form/ join lobbies
Poor/less educated most often need advocacy of lobby but
remain under-represented. |
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situation that exists when Congress is controlled by one party/
presidency by other |
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| SMDP single member district plurality |
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| more votes than opposition |
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candidate who receives most votes wins office,
even if total is not majority, even if opponent
receives one less vote |
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| proportional representation system |
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electoral structure which political parties win number
of parliamentary seats equal to percentage of vote
party receives |
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| shift in party allegiances or electoral support |
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| inside party but less extreme views |
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voters vote for candidates from more
than one party |
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| voters vote for candidate from one party |
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Realigning election or political realignment, dramatic
change in political system. |
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