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 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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