How do the following effect voting behavior: income, occupation, education, gender, age, religion, ethnic background, party identification Ch 7: The Electoral Process (Sec 1) The Nominating Process Define: nomination, general election, caucus, direct primary, closed primary, open primary, runoff primary How do parties choose a candidate to run for office? What’s the purpose of a party convention? Why are they less important today that they had been in the past? (Sec 2) Elections Define: absentee voting, coattail effect, precinct What degree of federal control exists over elections and election rules? What’s the difference between: an Australian Ballot, Sample Ballot, Bed-Sheet Ballot? (Sec 3) Money and Elections Define: PAC, subsidy, hard money, soft money How has the recent United” Supreme Court decision changed/ “Citizens impacted campaign finance and elections? What role does the Federal Elections Commission play in the electoral process? What governing elections do they enforce? In what ways can a campaign fund their race? Ch 8: Mass Media and Opinion (Sec 1) The Formation of Public Opinion Define: public opinion, mass media, peer group In what ways do the following factors influence public opinion: family, school, peer groups, mass media, historic events, What are the two most important influences on many people’s political socialization? Why? (Sec 2) Measuring Public Opinion Define: mandate, interest opinion poll, straw poll, sample, random sample, quota sample Why do victorious candidates sometimes claim a mandate? What are the 5 steps in the polling process? (Sec 3) The Mass Media How has the technological development of mass media influenced public opinion and politics? How has new media technologies influenced campaigns and their messages? In what ways are the influences of mass media limited?
How do the following effect voting behavior: income, occupation, education, gender, age, religion, ethnic background, party identification Ch 7: The Electoral Process (Sec 1) The Nominating Process Define: nomination, general election, caucus, direct primary, closed primary, open primary, runoff primary How do parties choose a candidate to run for office? What’s the purpose of a party convention? Why are they less important today that they had been in the past? (Sec 2) Elections Define: absentee voting, coattail effect, precinct What degree of federal control exists over elections and election rules? What’s the difference between: an Australian Ballot, Sample Ballot, Bed-Sheet Ballot? (Sec 3) Money and Elections Define: PAC, subsidy, hard money, soft money How has the recent “Citizens United” Supreme Court decision changed/ impacted campaign finance and elections? What role does the Federal Elections Commission play in the electoral process? What governing elections do they enforce? In what ways can a campaign fund their race? Ch 8: Mass Media and Opinion (Sec 1) The Formation of Public Opinion Define: public opinion, mass media, peer group In what ways do the following factors influence public opinion: family, school, peer groups, mass media, historic events, What are the two most important influences on many people’s political socialization? Why? (Sec 2) Measuring Public Opinion Define: mandate, interest opinion poll, straw poll, sample, random sample, quota sample Why do victorious candidates sometimes claim a mandate? What are the 5 steps in the polling process? (Sec 3) The Mass Media How has the technological development of mass media influenced public opinion and politics? How has new media technologies influenced campaigns and their messages? In what ways are the influences of mass media limited?
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