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VAP
Voting age population: all those who are 18 or older who are citizens, this number is going to be larger than VEP TERM 2
VEP
DEFINITION 2 Voting eligible population; VEP is the overestimated amount of people such as felons and citizens over seas, VEP is more accurate TERM 3
Reasons for Decrease in Voter Turnout
DEFINITION 3 Less political corruption now, more people eligible to vote, less party competition TERM 4
Requirements for Fair and Free
Elections
DEFINITION 4 Freedom of citizens to form or join organizations in support of candidates, alternative sources of information, ability of new leaders to enter the system and compete for support, administrative barriers to voting and registration, votes counted fairly TERM 5
Internal Political Efficacy
DEFINITION 5 individual sees themselves as capable of influencing the political process
External Political Efficacy
the extent to which citizens believe that their government is working the way it is TERM 7
Rational Choice Model
DEFINITION 7 cost/benefit analysis of voting, voters are self interested and rational, pretty much proves that voting is irrational because costs usually outweigh the benefits TERM 8
Resource Model
DEFINITION 8 education, political efficacy, and experience are the determining factors in you voting TERM 9
Education
DEFINITION 9 largest predictor of voter turnout TERM 10
What does rational choice model and
resource model share?
DEFINITION 10 costs; resources reduce the costs of voting
Expansive Laws
laws that reduce the costs of voting (convenience voting) in turn making registration and voting easier TERM 17
Expansive Voting
DEFINITION 17 Providing transportation to polls, early voting, absentee balloting TERM 18
Expansive Registration
DEFINITION 18 Same day, motor voter, online TERM 19
Historical Events which led up to Iowa
Caucus
DEFINITION 19 riots after the 1968 democratic convention in Chicago TERM 20
Practical Reason for Iowa Caucus
DEFINITION 20 Caucus takes some time so it kept getting moved earlier, after McCarthy and Jimmy Carter became popular from Iowa
Republican Caucuses
Sit in room and write their opinion on piece of paper, and then tally up results TERM 22
Democratic Caucuses
DEFINITION 22 Move across room to favorite candidate, top two move forward, then people choose between them by moving across room, candidates have to pass viability test TERM 23
Mobilization
DEFINITION 23 political campaigns, civic organizations, and other groups (or events) that help people vote TERM 24
Targeted Mobilization
DEFINITION 24 Most cost effective and limited resources are needed, mobilization of party supporters TERM 25
Three groups that are most likely to get
mobilized in targeted mobilization
DEFINITION 25 More socially-connected, supporters, people who are more likely to turnout
Conservative Argument why Voting Turnout is
NOT bad
If relatively no conflict in the government, then we should expect low turnout. People are satisfied with the system TERM 32
Elitist Argument why Voting Turnout is NOT
bad
DEFINITION 32 Quality of electoral decisions is going to be higher if lower turnout. More educated people vote so they make better decisions then a lot of uneducated people TERM 33
Cynical Argument why Voting Turnout is NOT
bad
DEFINITION 33 Elections do not matter because the real decisions are made by the elites TERM 34
Three arguments why Voting Turnout needs
to be higher
DEFINITION 34
- The people who don't turnout don't get their policies enacted2) Low turnout reflects phony politics3) Low turnout discourages individual development TERM 35
Gronke Reading
DEFINITION 35 Talks about convenience voting
Springer 2012 Reading
Experimented effects of restrictive and expansive laws in southern and non-southern statesFound Restrictive laws had negative effects in both places, however expansive laws didn't have any effect in both places TERM 37
Lupita and Matsusaka Reading
DEFINITION 37 direct democracy through initiatives and referendums is a positive thing TERM 38
Uugen, Shannon, and Manza Reading
DEFINITION 38 Felon disenfranchisement TERM 39
Rooji, Green, Gerber Reading
DEFINITION 39 Talks about field experiments
