ap gov- beliefs & behaviors

political socialization

form ideas and political values

most important- parents

uncommon to clear what support

60%

paradigm blindness

inability to accept challenges from core beliefs

tracking poll

same question to different random groups for certain amount of time

demographics

data relating to pop. and groups within it

horse race journalism

whos ahead/behind everywhere

not getting info about policies

exit poll

how did you vote(with gender or race)

robo call

target landlines but not cellphones

text to web

send links out

interactive voice

automated message & respond with keypad on landline

errors

always have margin

push poll

sway voters using biased questions

efficacy

degree if can influence the gov

older=think more effect

motor voter law

register to vote when get license

voting age pop.

everyone 18+

citizen age pop.

18+ and citizen

voting rights act(1965)

help p.o.c

states must get approval for voting laws

shelby county vs holder

states get power back to what it takes to vote

restrictive laws

retrospective

based on performance of past 4 years

prospective

based on predictions

party-line

same party

rational choice

wether vote is likely to be influential

margin of error

depend on what state

minnesota senate 2008

coleman(repub) barely beat franken(demo) but automatic recount and fraken end up winning.

cause democratic majority in senate

president nomination

primary/caucus

candidates try to win delegates

delegates attend national convention and pick candiadate

primary

simple demo vs demo or repub vs repub

by local gov.

caucus

elect delegates

thru specific party

until 1968

state and local

nomination undecided before

after 1968

selected before convention and mainly for media

electoral college steps

popular vote-choose electors

electoral voting-cast votes in capital

counting ballots-votes sent to DC for Jan. 6th

electors

chosen ahead of time by party

faithless elector

doesnt vote in way expected

minnesota voting 2004

all 10 democratic but one is faithless and writes name down wrong

Bush vs Gore

Bush win in Florida by 500 votes

SC decide to stop recount and republicans win all representatives

presedential matching funds

matches $250

funds conventions

candidate must agree to spedning limits(most dont do it bc of this)

FEC

limit on what can actually see

federal election commision

PAC

limited on amount of money can be contributed

can use for whatever, and disclosed

Super PAC

unlimited amount of contributions

can not legally communicate with company

indirect influence

501(c,4)

funnel unlimited money into superpacs

no disclosure with shell companies

independent expenditures

groups spending money on campaign

citizens united vs FEC

investors win

1st amendment right for corporations

FECA and BCRA

try to ban soft money and independent expenditures

Buckley vs Valeo

allow independent expenditures and FECA unconstitutional to limit own spending money or use of no public fund