LaMoney Review

14th Amendment

granted birthright citizenship to all born in US

15th Amendment

17th Amendment

direct election of senators

19th Amendment

sex can't be a barrier to voting

24th Amendment

banned poll tax

26th Amendment

lowered voting age to 18

Rational Choice Voting

voting with one's interest

Retrospective Voting

Voting based on recent actions

Prospective Voting

Voting based on what you think a candidate will do.

Straight-Ticket Voting

voting for one party

Linkage Institution

Institution that links people to government

Candidate-Centered politics

focused on the candidate

Critical Elections

elections that leave a long-lasting shift party coalitions

• FDR - most famous

barriers to third-parties

• winner take all districts

• less money

• ballot requirements

Plurality vs. Majority

Plurality - has the highest percentage

Majority - percentage is greater than 50% (therefore is the highest)

Social Movements

broad, citizen based movements to enact change

• often lack resources and infrastructure

Civil Disobedience

intentionally break the law

Soft Money

money that is unregulated and uses loopholes to help candidates

• example: purchasing ads to support the candidate being unrelated

Hard Money

money that is directly given to a candidate

• highly regulated

Agenda Setting

ability of the news media - allows to set what people care about