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Government chapter10
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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