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Runyan DHS Nov Exam

Voting, Media, Campaign, Electoral College, Political Parties vs Interest Groups

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VOTING: What is the ELECTORATE? VOTING: The people that are eligible to vote in an election.
VOTING: What is TURNOUT? VOTING: The people who actually show up and vote in an election.
VOTING: What is the FIRST STAGE of the changing voter turnout in the United States? (1800's) VOTING: Dropped the religious and property ownership qualifications (electorate goes up, turnout goes down).
VOTING: What is the SECOND STAGE of the changing voter turnout in the United States? (1865) VOTING: All races get to vote, including slaves (electorate goes up, turnout goes down).
VOTING: What is the THIRD STAGE of the changing voter turnout in the United States? (1919) VOTING: Women get the right to vote (electorate goes up, turnout goes up - only time that happens when the electorate increased in size).
VOTING: What is the FOURTH STAGE of the changing voter turnout in the United States? (1960's) VOTING: Gets rid of Poll Taxes (electorate goes up, turnout goes down).
VOTING: What is the FIFTH STAGE of the changing voter turnout in the United States? (1967) VOTING: Voting age drops to 18 years old (electorate goes up, turnout goes down). First time that turnout falls below 50%.
VOTING: Name a group that tends to turnout to vote. VOTING: Old people, rich people, educated people, females, married people, people who have lived in one spot for 5+ years, union members
VOTING: Name a group that does not tend to turnout to vote. VOTING: Young people, people who moved in the last 5 years, poor people, less educated people, males, single people, non-union members
VOTING: What two things actually get people to turnout and vote? VOTING: 1)Candidates they like, and 2) Issues that they care about.
MEDIA: Name the various sources of media. MEDIA: Local TV (78%), National TV (73%), Online News Source (61%), Radio (54%), Local Newspaper (50%), National Newspaper (17%)
MEDIA: What are the roles of media? MEDIA: Information source, Signaler, Public Representative, Watchdog, Common Carrier
MEDIA: What is MEDIA BIAS? MEDIA: Reporting a story in such a way as to show preference to one side or the other.
MEDIA: Name a conservative media outlet. MEDIA: Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly
MEDIA: Name a liberal media outlet. MEDIA: CNN, MSNBC, John Stewart, Al Franken
MEDIA: What makes a media outlet take a liberal or conservative stance? MEDIA: Their location (New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta), or the views of their Owner.
MEDIA: What is the overall slant of the media outlets as a whole? MEDIA: Overall slightly liberal.
CAMPAIGNS: What is the FIRST item on the Campaign Timeline? (Summer 2011) CAMPAIGNS: Candidates announce their intent to run for their party's nomination for president.
CAMPAIGNS: What is the SECOND item on the Campaign Timeline? (Jan - Mar 2012) CAMPAIGNS: Primaries and Caucuses select their party's candidate for the general election in each state.
CAMPAIGNS: What is the THIRD item on the Campaign Timeline? (Aug 2012) CAMPAIGNS: Political parties hold their national conventions to officially nominate their candidates.
CAMPAIGNS: What is the FOURTH item on the Campaign Timeline? (Nov 6, 2012) CAMPAIGNS: People vote for electors in the general election.
CAMPAIGNS: What is the FIFTH item on the Campaign Timeline? (Dec 17, 2012) CAMPAIGNS: Electors meet in state capitols to officially cast ballots based upon our suggestions in the popular election.
CAMPAIGNS: What is the SIXTH item on the Campaign Timeline? (Jan 6, 2013) CAMPAIGNS: In a joint session of Congress the Electoral votes are announced.
CAMPAIGNS: What is the SEVENTH item on the Campaign Timeline? (Jan 20, 2013) CAMPAIGNS: The inauguration of the president.
CAMPAIGNS: What is a State PRIMARY? CAMPAIGNS: A state election chooses the state's preferred party candidate by committing delegates to the national convention. Can be CLOSED (party members vote only) or OPEN (anyone can vote in the primary).
CAMPAIGNS: What is a State Caucus? CAMPAIGNS: Groups of party members meet by district to choose a party candidate by committing delegates to the national convention.
CAMPAIGNS: What is a State CONVENTION? CAMPAIGNS: Important state political party members meet to confer and choose a party's candidate by committing delegates to the national convention.
ELECTORAL COLLEGE: How does the system award electors in all the states but two? ELECTORAL COLLEGE: Winner of the popular vote takes all the electors in that state (winner take all).
ELECTORAL COLLEGE: Which two states are not "winner take all" on electors? ELECTORAL COLLEGE: Nebraska and Maine.
ELECTORAL COLLEGE: Who chooses the electors in each state? ELECTORAL COLLEGE: The political party whose candidates win the popular election in that state.
ELECTORAL COLLEGE: Why did the framers of the Constitution create an Electoral College system? ELECTORAL COLLEGE: To protect the people from themselves - The framers were afraid that the people might choose a popular candidate instead of one who could do the job well.
ELECTORAL COLLEGE: What are the flaws in the Electoral College system? ELECTORAL COLLEGE: Popular vote winner can lose the electoral vote; Electors can vote however they want and vote different than their states; vote can go to the House of Representatives in case of a tie, not the will of the people.
ELECTORAL COLLEGE: How are the numbers of electors in Electoral College determined for each state? ELECTORAL COLLEGE: State's number of electors are proportional to state population - 2 for each state's senators, and a number of electors equal to the number of representatives in the House of Representatives. District of Columbia gets three electors.
ELECTORAL COLLEGE: How many electors are needed to win in the Electoral College? ELECTORAL COLLEGE: 270
ELECTORAL COLLEGE: How many total electors are available in the Electoral College? ELECTORAL COLLEGE: 538
POL PARTIES vs INT GROUPS: What is the definition of a POLITICAL PARTY? POL PARTIES vs INT GROUPS: A group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government, and determine public policy.
POL PARTIES vs INT GROUPS: What is the definition of an INTEREST GROUP? POL PARTIES vs INT GROUPS: A private organization whose members share common goals and organization to influence government.
POL PARTIES vs INT GROUPS: What is the GOAL of a POLITICAL PARTY? POL PARTIES vs INT GROUPS: To be government, or control government.
POL PARTIES vs INT GROUPS: What is the GOAL of an INTEREST GROUP? POL PARTIES vs INT GROUPS: To influence government.
POL PARTIES vs INT GROUPS: What groups tend to VOTE REPUBLICAN? POL PARTIES vs INT GROUPS: Rich people, educated people
POL PARTIES vs INT GROUPS: What groups tend to VOTE DEMOCRAT? POL PARTIES vs INT GROUPS: Poor people, minority groups (African-American, Hispanic, Asian-American)
POL PARTIES vs INT GROUPS: What is the definition of a THIRD PARTY? POL PARTIES vs INT GROUPS: Any political party that is not either Republican or Democrat.
POL PARTIES vs INT GROUPS: What are the TYPES of THIRD PARTIES? POL PARTIES vs INT GROUPS: Ideological, One Issue, Economic Protest, Factional/Splinter
POL PARTIES vs INT GROUPS: Why do the Third Parties exist? POL PARTIES vs INT GROUPS: To provide more choices than just Republican and Democrat.
POL PARTIES vs INT GROUPS: What are the roles of a Third Party? POL PARTIES vs INT GROUPS: Bring attention to issues, Force action on issues the major parties ignore, Provide additional choices, Act as a spoiler for one of the major parties.
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