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55 Cards in this Set
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Most important source of political information
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Family
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where does your party identification come from?
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mostly from parents and upbringing
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Political Socialization
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the transmission of political opinions, beliefs, and values
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ideology
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the interrelated beliefs about government
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The accuracy of public oppinon surveys depends on?
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proper random sample
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cross tabulation
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relates results with background of respondent
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Single memeber legislative district
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winner takes all, and only one candidate per district
results in a dominant two party system of government |
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purality
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you win with less than a majority but received the most votes
key to retaining a dominant two party system |
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patronage
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dispensing political favors
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realigning election
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An election or set of elections in which the electorate responds strongly to an extraordinarily prowerful issue that has disrupted the established political order. A realignment has a lasting impact on public policy, popular support for the parties, and the composition of the party coalitions.
ex: 1994 elections |
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Open v. Closed primary
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open primary: you can cote for all candidates
closed primary: you must register for a party |
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Gerrymandering
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manipulation of a legislative district's boundaries to benifit a candidate or party
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News sources
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in order of improtance
TV, newspaper, radio, internet |
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super tuesday
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regional presidential primary
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electoral college favors...
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candidates winning big states
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is religion important?
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a majority of voters believe it is
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Political Action Committees (PAC)
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their goal is to provide money and get access and influence in public policy
mostly corporate |
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Political Party
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wants to put people in office
supply organization and ideological base |
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groupthink and zone of indifference
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consensus of majority can stifle minority views which may be correct
people dont question policies carefully |
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Buckly v. Valeo
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overturned limits on what individuals could give or candidates spend on campaigns
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rule by inertia
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vocal minority can prevail over the majority by active participation and action
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We all have..
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Selective exposure, perception, and retention with perception equal to reality
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praimary elections
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serve as a filter to limit one candidate for each party
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propositions
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initiatives or referenda measures on the ballot
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voter inconsistencies
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voters split ticket and are inconsistent, wanting more services but less taxes
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why is politics like product marketing?
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campaigns use same methodology
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Jefferson quote
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"if a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was or will be."
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Lincoln quote
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"government is of the people, by the people, and for the people"
3/4 of people did not know this |
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Walter lipman
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noted that democracy depends on informed public opinion
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Machiavelli
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warned leaders that ignoring people's demands increases risk of assasination
data shows this is still true today |
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Brown act
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California
The open meeting law |
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caucus
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a major influence on how members in the legislature vote
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why is trust the coin of the realm?
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the public generally does not trust the government
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Who are Democrats?
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usually urban minorities, blue-collar workers, and intellectuals
due to positive correlation between welfare recipients, labor unions, and liberal tendencies of academics and universities |
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Who are republicans?
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those who tend to favor corporate freedom, less government, and less taxes and regulation
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proportional representation
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allows more than one representative per district
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successful political influence is generally acheived by...
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sharing power, building coalitions, and delegating responsibility
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What influences voters
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issue orented, rely on name recognition, party identification, slate mailers, and endorsements
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which voters turn out in greatest numbers?
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homeowners and seniors
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who make the best lobbiests?
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often former legislators
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voters are more....than....
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candidate style centered than party or issue centered
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Reapportionment V. Redistricting
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Reapportionment: Ensures the same numer of people in each legislative district (but not for senate). must take place every 10 years based on census
results in redistricting Redistricting: Redrawing of election district boundaries to establish districts with the same number of people per district |
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Media
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a business with reports on timely, dramatic, and compelling events
"if it bleeds, it leads." can play a valuable watchdog role |
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Reporting
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can be interpretative and editorialized, which at the excess can turn healthy skepticism into corrosive cynicism and loss of candidates and voter participation and trust in government
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Hard money v. Soft money
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Hard money: direct contributions to candidates
Soft money: contributions to political parties...no real limits |
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Removing the president
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requires majority of the house (impeach), and 2/3 of senate (convict)
thus out of office only |
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President's major power
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power of persuasion
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whitehouse staff
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expertise vital
knowledge divided into departments: congress, lobbying, legal, and news media |
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U.S. v. Nixon
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cant obstruct justice, hand over evidence, executive privilege not a defence
same with Clinton v. Powers and Clinton v. Luensky |
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how many electoral college votes needed to be elected president?
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270 out of 538
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Passage of Brady bill on handguns represents:
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strong party governement apprach to making public policy
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Presidential influence is greatest in...
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froreign policy, not domestic policy
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Unilateral power
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in making war, treaties, and nutrality
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Men and women agree most on..
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the use of the death penalty for murder, yet most voters want to be referred to as moderates
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Unit rule
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grants all state's electoral votes to the candidate who receives most of the popular votes
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