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AP US GOV Chapter 8 outline(JR DREVELUS)

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Chapter 8: Public Opinion, Participation, and Voting Notes Intro: For most of history voting was limited hours held in a public place such as a school or firehouse. Now, we have absentee ballots that allow you to vote in advance of election day Oregon was the first state to adapt this these type of ballots: reduce cost increase turnout these ballots have been liberalized(no reason needed for absentee ballot) Forming Pol. Opinions and Values no one is born with values they are acquired by others through socialization That socializations lays foundation for beliefs, values, ideology and partisanship. Pol. Socialization Is The process by which we develop our values, attitudes and beliefs. Most common agents are family and schools. Starts in childhood

Questions on Chapter 9: Political Parties

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Roman Caposino October 21st, 2013 Chapter 9 #1-6 AP Government & Politics A political party is a group that seeks to elect candidates to public office by supplying them with a label?a ?party identification??by which they are known to the electorate. A party exists as a label in the minds of the voters, as an organization that recruits and campaigns for candidates, and as a set of leaders who try to organize and control the legislative and executive branches of government.

individual participation

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INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATION The Australian ballot is no longer used in the U.S. because it does not allow a secret ballot to be cast an attempt to remove partisan politics from the ballot by not allowing the candidates to list their party a form of balloting that has been disallowed in the U.S. because it is discriminatory secret and is prepared, distributed and tabulated by the political parties secret and is prepared, distributed and tabulated by government officials The office-block ballot is a form of general election ballot in which all candidates for office are listed by their party candidates are non-partisan only one major party lists candidates for election all candidates for each elective office are grouped under the title of the office none of these

AP Government chapter 10 vocab

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CH 10 VOCAB blanket primary A primary election in which each voter may vote for candidates from both parties. closed primary A primary election in which voting is limited to already registered party members. Coattails The alleged tendency of candidates to win more votes in an election because of the presence at the top of the ticket of a better-known candidate, such as the president. 527 organizations Organizations that, under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, raise and spend money to advance political causes. general election An election held to choose which candidate will hold of?ce. Gerrymandering Drawing the boundaries of legislative districts in bizarre or unusual shapes to favor one party. Incumbent The person already holding an elective of?ce.

Expansion of Suffrage

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U3Q2D3-Dist-2010-2011 As Susan B Anthony stated, ?It was we the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people who formed the Union.? Consistent with this view, enfranchisement has been expanded to virtually all American citizens through constitutional amendments and legislative acts of Congress. Suffrage has been expanded as a result of disenfranchised groups fighting for their right to be represented in government.

Chapters 6,9,10 vocabulary + italicized words

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Gov Chapter 6 Vocab Public opinion: The distribution of the population?s beliefs about politics and policy issues. Demography: The science of population changes. Census: A tool for understanding demographic changes. (Taken every 10 years) Melting Pot: The mixing of cultures, ideas, and peoples that has changed the American nation. Minority majority: The emergence of a non-Caucasian majority. Political culture: An overall set of values widely shared within a society. Reapportionment: The process of reallocating seats in the House of Representatives. (Done every 10 years) Political Socialization: The process through which an individual acquires his particular political orientations.
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