Pls 201 Quiz 3

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Electoral College

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Representatives of each state who cast the final ballots that actually elect the president

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Electoral College Representatives

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Each state has electoral votes equal to the number of representatives puts the two US Senators

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How electoral votes does California have?

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55 (53 members in the house of representatives plus two US Senators)

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23rd Amendment

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Grants the District of Columbia three electoral votes

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What does the Electoral College Favor?

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Favored states with a small population

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Total Amount of votes in Electoral College?

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538 (+3 from District of Columbia)

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What is needed to win from Electoral College?

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Simple Majority of 270 votes

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Demographics

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The statistical study of human populations and sub-populations analyzing characteristics such as births, deaths, aging, and migration

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US Population

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320 Million

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Percent of Ethinicities

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Hispanics 17%

African-American 13%

Asian 5%

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Race

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Physical Look

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Ethinicity

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Culture

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General Cohort

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The group of individuals who experience the same event within the same time interval

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Baby Boomer

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Term referring to those born from 1946 - 1964 in the post WW2 baby boom

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Generation X

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Term referring to those born from 1965-1976 (exact years are sometimes a dispute)

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Millennials

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Term referring to those born after 1980. The term refers to the year 2000 (the new millennial) Alternative Names
-Generation Me

-Peter Pan Generation

-Boomerang Generation

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Culture

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The norms, values, and beliefs of a society

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Norm

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an expectation of how people will behave, and it takes the form of a rule that is socially rather than formally enforced

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Political Culture

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Attitudes towards the political system and it's various parts and attitudes towards the role of the self in the system

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Political Socialization

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The process through which an individual acquires their political norms, values, and beliefs

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Agents of Socialization

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-Family

-School

-Religion

-Peers

-Media

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Two Strong Agents of Socialization

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-Family

-School

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Alienation

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The state of freeing estranged or separated from one's environment, work, products of work, of work, or self

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Ethos

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The disposition, character or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement

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Two Basic American Ethea

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-Democracy

-Capitalism

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Suffrage

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The right of voting

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17th Amendment

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(1913) provided for direct elections of Senators

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19th Amendment

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(1920) Expanded the right of suffrage to women

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24th Amendment

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(1964) Made poll taxes unconstitutional

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26th Amendment

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Expanded the right of suffrage to 18 year olds

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Redistricting

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The redrawing of legislative districts to reflect changes in population and seat allotments to states

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Gerrymandering

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The Process of redistricting that favors one political party

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Baker v. Carr

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(1962) Supreme Court ruling in which the state of Tennessee was forced to adhere to the one-man one-vote principle. State legislatures must be proportionally represented

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Voter Turnout

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The number of people who vote during an election

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Type of Elections

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-Presidential Elections

-Midterm / Off-year Elections

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Australian Ballot

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A secret ballot in which voter's choices are confidential in order to discourage voter intimidation or liberty

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Safe Seat

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A legislative district drawn in such a manner that it effectively ensures the dominance of one political party.

a product of Gerrymandering

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Other forms of Political Participation

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- Contacting Representatives

-Petitions

-Protects

-Civil Disobedience

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Bi-partisanship

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Term referring to any bill, act, or resolution in which both of major political parties are supporting

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"Both Sides of the Aisle"

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Term referring to the bi-partisan consensus on a bill or act

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"Crossing the Aisle"

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Term referring to when a politician of one party votes for legislation supported by the other political party and generally opposed by his own party

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Divided Government

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Term referring to when the political party of the President is different from the political party that controls one or both houses of Congress

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Yellow Dog Democrat

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A liberal democrat

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Blue Dog Democrat

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A moderate democrat

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RINO

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(Republican in Name Only) A modeyrate republican

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Tea Party

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Conservative republicans

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Major Issues

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-Role of Government

-Abortion

-Capital Punishment

-Taxes

-Social programs

-Business/regulations

-State's Rights

-Gay Rights

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What philosophically delineates the two parties the most?

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Democrats believe in a more active role of government

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What single issue delineates 2 parties the most?

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Abortion

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What are Democrats more for?

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-Social Programs

-More taxes

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What are republicans more for?

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-less taxes

-less social programs

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What do democrats believe in?

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Believe in Strong Federal Government and weak states

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What do republicans believe in?

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Week Federal Government and

Strong State

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Ideology

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A manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual group or culture

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Visible Spectrum

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a way to put order into something

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Totalitarian

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Controls all aspects of Life

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Communism

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A totalitarian system based on the working class or the proletariat

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Facism

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A totalitarian system based on nationalism

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Ideological Spectrum Order

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-Communism

-Socialism

-Liberalism

-Conservatism

-reactionism

-Facism

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Three Types of Parties

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-Ideological

-Personality

-Issue-Oriented

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Example of Ideological (Party)

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Libertarianism

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Example of Personality (Party)

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-Ross Perot

-Jesse Ventura

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Example of Issue-Oriented (Party)

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The "Greens" Party

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Incumbency

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The condition of already holding elected office

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Types of Campaign

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-Nomination

-General Election

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Primary Calendar (2012)

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The schedule containing different dates of states primaries and caucuses

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Iowa and New Hampshire

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Important States

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Presidential Turn Out %

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60