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Voting and Political Participation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the forms of conventional participation? | Voting; contacting elected officials, working on election campaigns, associating with political parties or interest groups, and signing petitions. |
| What are the forms of unconventional participation? | participation in demonstrations, protests, strikes, boycotts, or sitins |
| What types of groups would use unconventional forms of political participation to have their political voices heard? | marginalized groups that have been denied access to institutionalized modes of participation and groups seeking to attract awareness to their cause. |
| How is socioeconomic status an indicator of low political participation? | Lower socioeconomic status either cannot participate (they lack the necessary resources); they do not want to participate (they lack interest in politics); or nobody has asked them to participate (they have not been motivated) |
| How does partisan loyalty affect voter choices | Short-cut in voting (straight party ticket) |
| Which character traits influence voters? | trustworthiness, intellect, prior service to the country, oratory skill, ability to empathize, and overall projection of power and strength |
| What is the current voter turn-out rate? | 58% |
| Why does America have a lower voter turn-out rate than other countries? | Differences in voting laws and electoral systems among countries; voter registration process; the electoral system in place (frequency of elections, the length of election ballots, and the likelihood that a voter will cast a winning ballot, voting laws) |
| Explain how demographic characteristics such as age, race, ethnicity and gender, education, income, political socialization, influence voter choices. | Age- the older you are more likely to vote. White / Asian people are more likely to vote. Income - higher income will be more likely to vote. Gender - men are more likely to vote. Women vote likely democratic and men more likely republican. Political soci |
| What are the strongest factors on voter turnout? | Social capital, mobility, |
| What's the difference between Midterm elections turnout and Presidential elections turnout? | There is a lower turn out in midterm elections than there in presidential election |
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