Chapter 10 and 11 Worksheet
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Chapter 10 and 11 Worksheet
Campaigns, Elections, and Political Parties
1.
What was the number of House and Senate elections where the incumbent lost in
2014?
41
1.
What percentage of defeated Congressman typically joins Washington lobbying
firms?
33% join washington lobbying firms
1.
What was the ruling in McCutcheon v. FEC?
The government can justify the limits as a means of preventing
corruption or appearance of corruption
1.
How much money was spent on national campaigns in 2012? How much in 2014
off year election?
$7 billion during campaigns and 3.7 billion off year
1.
What is meant by bundling?
a contribution that is either forwarded to a reporting committee by a
lobbyist/registrant or received by the reporting committee and credited to
a lobbyist or registrant
1.
What is the definition of a political action committee?
An organization of 50+ people that are affiliated with an interest group
that is permitted to omake contribution to candidates for federal office.
1.
What are super PACS?
Organizations permitted to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money
to promote to candidates for office
1.
What are 527 groups?
Organizations governed by section 527 of federal tax code. They raise
and spend unlimited money on issue advocacy.
1.
What is the difference of a winner take all primary and an proportional primary?
Winner takes-all primary is when the candidate receiving a simple
majority or among multiple candidates receives all electoral votes or
primary delegates, and a proportional primary is an electoral system in
which voters cast their votes for political parties and the percentage of
the vote that each party receives translates into the percentage of seats
that the party receives in the legislature
1.
How do economic factors influence elections?
If the economy worsens under one political party than the public will
often switch to the other party to see if that fixes the problems caused by
the first party.
1.
How do demographic influences elections?
Demographics influence elections because of factors such as age,
education level, and their race.
1.
How does War and Foreign Policy influence elections?
Electoral restraints raise the political cost of war
1.
Explain the “Bread and Peach” model in predicting Presidential Elections?
Bread and Peach highlights that aggregated votes for president or
president in post-war elections were determined by weighted-average
growth of real disposable personal income
1.
What is meant by a “candidate” centered election?
When individual candidates run and raise those own money and create
their own strategy.
1.
What do political parties do?
A group of individuals that come together to win elections and influence
the public
1.
What is political socialization?
Education about the government works and policies
1.
What are the origins of the American Party System?
Parties began to form during the ratification of the federal constitution
1.
Describe the “First party System”? 1789 – 1828
The first political party system for the US competing for important roles
in government such as president, congress and state positions.
1.
Describe the “Second Party system”? 1828-1860
The rising levels of voter interest that is determined by election day turn
outs, rallies, partison papers, and individuals political party and their
loyalty for it.
1.
Describe the “Third Party System” 1860-1896
A system that features developments in issues of nationalism,
modernization and race.
1.
Describe the “Fourth Party System” 1896-1932
A transformation of issues from the Third Party and focused on more
specifics like World War 1 and The Great Depression.
1.
Describe the Fifth Party System? 1933-1968
This is the New Deal Party System that began a new era of American
National Politics. Franklin Roosevelt influenced this party system after
his election.
1.
Describe the “Sixth Party System”? 1972 to Present
An electoral shift from coalitions of the Fifth Party System
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1.
How does your party attachment effect: voting participation, filtering, Ideology
Party attachment can affect a person’s openness to seeing things from
both sides which can then result in mindless election votes and filtering.
Ideology tends to be a factor in what party people attach themselves to.
Party attachment hasn’t really affected me much yet as I am not eligible
to vote, but I have learned that I am more of a leaning left moderate and
I hope that this positively affects my future votes by considering both
sides while still having strong beliefs.
1.
What are the different factions that make up Republicans?
Faith and flag conservatives, Populist right, Ambivalent right, and
Committed conservatives
1.
What are the different factions that make up Democrats?
Progressive left, outsider left, establishment liberals, democratic
mainstays