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Why do American and European turnout rates differ? |
America: Voters dont feel like they make a difference because of FPTP Europe: Voters feel like they're making a difference. Voting is easier |
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How does wealth and education effect who votes |
Affluent have a higher stake in society. Wants government to pick their interests. Education is the strongest determinant of who votes. |
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Define Efficacy |
§ Feelingof having some power higher (common in professionals) |
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How does race effect who votes? |
Minorities remain lower turnout rates than whites. |
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How does age effect votes? |
§ Under 25feel less politically involved§ Half ofthose aged 18 – 25 are registered to vote§ Middleaged more likely to vote tan young§ ElderlyVote the most since they care most about the government and programs assistingthem. |
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How does gender effect who votes |
Women are beginning to vote more than men Possibly caused by higher education |
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How does place of residence effect who votes |
§ Citieshave higher turnout than rural· Highereducation in cities and more polling places§ Long-timeresidents vote more than newcomers· Have beeninvolved in local affairs longer§ South haslower turnout rates· Likelydue to lower education and racism |
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Who votes how?: Party ID |
§ Strongparty ID’s vote for their party§ Influencedby parents§ Ballotsmake it easy to vote straight party line |
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Who votes how?: Class |
§ Wageworkers tend to vote democratic§ White-collarvote republican |
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Who votes how?: regional voting |
§ Historicalregions maintain loyalty to a party§ South’sconversion to GOP driven by race politics |
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Who votes how?: Religious |
§ Mostreligious people vote conservativeSecular (non-religious)vote mostly left |
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Who votes how?: Age groups |
§ Agegroups who experience dramatic events tend to remain affected by it§ Youngpeople, now, are more open to race and more willing to experiment new policyideas. |
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Who votes how?: gender gap |
§ Womenvote more democratic§ Men votemore conservative |
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Who votes how?: Race |
§ Minoritiestypically vote democratic· Can costwhite votes for the party· Racialfear and resentment of minorities pulls whites to republicans |
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Who votes how?: Urban Voting |
§ Citieseither vote strongly liberal or left· Workingclass and centers of educations§ Countryconservatives |
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Define voting bloc |
§ Group ofpeople who tend to vote and identify with a certain party. · Candidatesstrategize to secure enough voting blocs ~ tailor campaign to gain enoughvoting blocs. |
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Define postmaterialism |
§ Theorythat modern culture has moved beyond getting and spending· Economyhas moved away from manufacturing and into knowledge and information industries(data)· Shift ofvalues, away from society and toward self. Only personal things matter· Socialand political questions no longer interest many· If theoryis correct, then education will not necessarily make citizens moreparticipatory |
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What are 2 factors that muddle/skew class voting in the US? |
§ Manyworking class consider themselves middle class§ Working-classroots giving them their party ID, or picked up liberal views in college |
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Define secular |
Not religious |
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What is electoral realignment? |
o durableshift in voting patterns§ Criticalor realigning elections· Mayrealign party ID for decades until another critical election comes § Tend tooccur as a result of dramatic circumstances (civil war) o Deviatingelections: when weaker party wins |
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What are deviating elections: |
When weaker party wins |
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What are some problems with realignment theory? |
§ Appliesonly to presidential elections § Americansprefer divided government1 party controls whitehouse, other controls congress |
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What is dealignment? |
§ Votersbecome less committed to either party |
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What wins elections?: Rational Choice and how it is manipulated |
Manipulated by candidate personality and by mass media |
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What wins elections? |
Upbeat presidents Everything about a candidate is manufactured Generally, the candidate with the most money wins. |
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What is retrospective voting? |
If people see thatthe state of the nation is doing well, then they’ll continue to vote for whatis working – without evaluating the policies Coloredby party ID, issues, and candidates’ personalities |
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What 2 goals do campaigns have? |
§ Maintainsupport of the “base” § Win votesfrom undecided voters and opposition o Focus onstates where voting is close and lots of delegates/electoral votes |
