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39 Cards in this Set
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Tv = ? |
Liberal |
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Radio = ? |
Conservative |
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Sample Size % Accuracy - 1,000 = +/-3% |
Sample Size % Accuracy - 1,000 = +/-3% |
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Founding |
Only white males with property |
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Jacksonian Period |
All white males (no property qualification) |
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15th Amendment |
1870 Blacks Vote |
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Mississippi 1890 |
Literacy Tests (Interpreted Constitutions) |
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Grandfather Clause |
Before 1867 could vote |
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Louisiana 1898 |
Grandfather Clause Unconstitutional Guinn v. U.S. 1915
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White Primaries |
(Democratic) Unconstitutional Smith v. Allwright 1944 |
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Poll Tax |
Georgia 1877 Had to pay 1$ or 2$ to vote Outlawed by 24th Amendment 1964 |
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Intimidation |
1880 to 1945 (4,700 Blacks Lynched) |
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Voting Rights Act 1965 |
Federal officials register blacks to vote if less than 50% registered |
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Party Support (1952-2012) |
Rise of Independents 23% to 35% Decline of Democrats - 50% to 37% Stable Republicans - 30% to 28% |
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Party Characteristics |
Gender Age Race Education Income |
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Election of 1932 |
Democratic Realignment Depression & Active Federal Government (Social Security, AFDC & Unemployment) |
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Party Charachteristics |
Gender Age Race Education Income |
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Proportional Representation (Electoral System) |
Party A 45% vote = 45 seats Party B 40% vote = 40 seats Party C 15% vote = 15 seats |
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Contribution Limits (Raising Money) |
2,600 Individuals 5,000 PAC's |
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Super PACS |
No limit; but spending independent from candidate |
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Candidate Spending |
Romney - $389 Million Paul - $40 Million Gingrich - $24 Million Santorum - $22 Million |
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General Elections |
Obama - $541 Million Romney - $340 Million |
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Apportionment of Electors = ? |
Number of Senators & Representative Per State |
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Total Electors |
435 House 100 Senate 3 D.C. 23rd Amendment ----------------------------------- 538 |
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Winning = ? |
Majority - 270 Electoral Votes Winner take all in each state Focus on competitive states No majority - selected by House (one vote per state) |
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Explaining Voters' Choices |
Party Loyalty - Party best predictor ( base & independents ) Characteristics of voters Economy |
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Peers - Reinforce Views & Prevent Deviant Behavior |
Gender - women's issues v. use of force & party ID Race Religion - Party ID (Frequency of Church Attendance) Age Income |
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Voting & Contirbutions = |
90% Democrats |
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15th Amendment 1870 |
Blacks Vote |
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Blacks Vote |
1870 15th Amendment |
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Lobbying the Government (Executive) |
White House - president's views Cabinet Appointments |
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1832 |
First national convention for Democrats |
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Property Qualifications Eliminated |
# of voters triples (1824-1828) |
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Election of 1860 |
Realignment for Republicans Solid South for Democrats |
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Patronage
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Jobs to party faithful & new immigrants (informal welfare)
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Pendleton Act 1883 |
Creation of Civil Service |
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Election of 1896 |
Republican Realignment (Mckinley v. Bryan) |
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Elimation of Voter Fraud |
Standardized & Secret Ballot |
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Party Conventions |
Bounce - 7% Average |
