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Government chapter10
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Question | Answer |
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What are the three types of elections? | primary, general, and specific policy elections |
referendum | the principle or practice of referring measures proposed or passed by a legislative body to the vote of the electorate for approval or rejection. |
initiative petition | an issue is brought up to the government via a petition with a sufficient amount of signatures |
democrats main issue in 1896 elections | unlimited coinage of silver |
winner of the 1896 election | mckinley |
in 2004 president bush became | the fourth republican since mckinley to win a second term |
the 2004 campaign was characterized by | negative campaigning |
suffrage | the legal right to vote |
downs theory | it is rational to not vote |
those who see clear differences in parties are | more likely to vote |
if differences between candidates are unclear, then | one may rationally abstain from voting |
political efficacy | the belief that ones political participation really matters |
civic duty | a citizen should always vote in order to support democratic government |
voter registration | a system adopted by the states that requires citizens to register to vote well in advance of election day |
registration procedures | differ by state |
maine | allows same day registration |
nevada requires | registration 30 days prior to election day |
motor voter act | passed in 1993 to promote voting by providing registration when applying for a driver's license |
education is | the biggest voting factor= more education means more likely to vote |
age | older are more likely to vote |
race | caucasian are more likely to vote |
marital status | married are more likely to vote |
gender | female are more likely to vote |
union membership | union members are more likely to vote |
traits are | cumulative, possessing several increases your likelihood of voting |
mandate theory of elections | the idea that the winning candidate has a mandate fromt eh people to carry out his platform and policies |
parties' hold on votes | declined in the 1960s and 1970s |
most people tend to vote | based on image |
candidates want to appear | to possess integrity, reliability and competence |
policy voting | bases choice on candidates stand on issues and policies |
candidates are forced to | take a clear stand on issues in party primaries |
electoral college | actually elects the presidents- founders wanted the elite of the country to chose the president |
electors are chosen by | state legislators |
winner take all system gives | bigger emphasis to more populated states |
each state has as many votes as | it does senators and representatives |
winner of popular vote | typically gets all the electoral college votes for that state, exceptions are maine and nebraska |
electors meet in which month | december |
president is announced by | the vice president in january |
if no candidate gets the majority (270) then | the house of representatives votes with each state casting one vote |
retrospective voting | voters cast a vote based on what the candidate has done for them lately |
legitimacy | voters feel elections are just and fair and are more likely to accept defeat peacefully |