chapter 9: elections, campaigns, and voting american democracy now 2/e
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Chapter 9: Elections, Campaigns, and Voting
American Democracy Now 2/e
Elections, Campaigns, and Voting
Political Participation: Engaging Individuals, Shaping Polities Voting Volunteering Running for office
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Elections, Campaigns, and Voting
Elections in the United States Nominations and Primary Elections
Types of Primary Elections Presidential Primaries
General Elections Referendum, Initiative, and Recall
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The Act of Voting The 2000 Election and Its Impact Types of Ballots Why Ballot Design Matters Voting by Mail
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Where Do You Stand?How confident are you that votes cast in a national election will be accurately cast and counted?
a. Very confident
b. Somewhat confident
c. Not that confident
d. Not at all confident
Source: “Is Public Confident That Votes Will Be Accurately Counted Nov. 4?” www.gallup.com/poll/25189/Public-Confi dent-Votes-Will-Accurately-Counted-Nov.aspx.
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Running for Office: The Choice to Run Formal Eligibility Requirements Informal Eligibility Requirements
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The Nature of Political Campaigns Today The Professionalism of Political Campaigns Media and New Technologies: Transforming
Political Campaigns Personality versus Policy Revolutionizing the Campaign: New Technologies
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Where Do You Stand?What would you say is the source of the majority of the information you learn about a presidential campaign?
a. Television d. Magazines
b. Newspapers e. Radio
c. Internet f. Other
Source: “Internet’s Broader Role in Campaign 2008,” http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=384.
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Regulating Federal Campaign Contributions Regulatory Loopholes: Independent
Expenditures Regulatory Loopholes: Soft Money The Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act
of 2002 Regulatory Loophole: 527s The Growth of PACs
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Presidential Campaigns Party Conventions and the General Election
Campaign The Electoral College
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Who Votes? Factors in Voter Participation Education Level—the Number One Predictor
of Voting The Age Factor Race and Voter Participation Income—a Reliable Predictor of Voting Party Competitiveness and Voter Turnout
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How Voters Decide Major Factors in Voter Decision Making
Party identification Policy priorities Incumbency
Campaign Influences on Voter Choice Greater reliance on paid professional staffers Negative campaigning
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Why Some People Do Not Vote Lack of Efficacy Voter Fatigue and Negative Campaigns The Structure of Elections The Rational Abstention Thesis The Impact of Nonvoting
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