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17 Cards in this Set
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Federally Mandated "Motor Voter" Law
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States mandated to offer opportunity to register to vote when apply for drivers license or welfare.
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Voter Minorities
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Blacks, Hispanics, Asians
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15th Amendment
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Extended voting rights to Blacks
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19th Amendment
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extended voting rights to women
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Unlawful for registrars to apply unequal standards for registration or reject applications because of immaterial errors.
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Voting rights Act of 1965
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A federal law that allows the U.S. Justice Department to oversee the operations of voter registration and elections at the state level. Aimed at southern states to prevent the disenfranchisement of racial and ethnic minorities
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Gerrymandering
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Drawing election district boundaries to give an advantage to a party, candidate, or racial or ethnic
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Economic
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Young - economy & jobs
Old - Taxes & govt. spending |
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Noneconomic
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Young - Education, environment, crime, moral issues
Old - health, social services, crime, moral issues |
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Causes & cures
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Young - Identify economic causes; favor solutions with preventive emphasis
Old - Point to lapses in individual responsibility as major causes; favor reactive approaches. |
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Interest groups
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People who come together to exercise influence over govt. policy
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Lobbyists
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Individuals, groups, or organizations who represent groups seeking to influence govt. policy
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Lobbying
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Communications directed at govt. decision makers with the purpose of influencing policy.
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Tactics of Interest Groups
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- Testifying before committees
- Contacting legislators directly - Help draft legislation - Donate money - Provide services - Get constituents to contact legislators - File lawsuits |
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Schmoozing
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Informal contacts between lobbyists and legislators, drinks, dinners, country clubs.
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News media
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Real key to success is support of "third parties," primarily the news media, not the immediate response of the public officials
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Official Responses to Protests
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- Greet with assurances that they agree
- May give symbolic satisfaction without any tangible payoffs - Token satisfaction - respond publicly while doing little to alleviate conditions - Appear constrained - Postpone action by calling for further study - Discredit protesters |
