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AP GOV Chapter 7 Notes (JR DREVELUS)

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Political terminology
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Political parties in the United States
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Realigning election
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Party identification
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Chapter 7 Notes Divided Government When one party has control of one or two houses of Congress and the other party has the Presidency Decentralization Party Identification When a person indentifies with a certain political party Honeymoon When a new president is elected, the media gives him a free pass for a while and will only attack him later Party Regular Support the party first before specific candidates Candidate Activists Support a candidate and find party as means to elect that candidate Issue Activists Support an issue and push for a party to also support that issue Soft/Hard Money Soft money (unlimited) ? Voter registration and voter turnout / can?t favor party Hard money (limited) ? party activites Party Reforms When a party changes its stance on issues

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

chapter 7 outline

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Krisa Cassidy 7-1 Public Opinion and Democracy Gettysburg Address-- US has a gov of the people, by the people, and for the people the federal government's budget is not balanced the people have opposed busing the ERA was not ratified most Americans opposed Clinton's impeachment most Americans favor term limits for Congress Government not intended to do "what the people want" Framers of Constitution aimed for substantive goals Popular rule was only one of several means toward these goals. Large nations feature many "publics" with many "opinions." Framers hoped no single opinion would dominate Reasonable policies can command support of many factions Limits on effectiveness of opinion polling; difficult to know public opinion

Political Participation

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CHAPTER 6 Political Participation Chapter Outline with Keyed-in Resources SEQ NLI \r 0 \h I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . A closer look at nonvoting SEQ NLA \r 0 \h A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . See the How Things Work box?Voter Turnout: Some Myths and Realities B?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . Alleged problem: low turnout of voters in the U.S., compared to Europe SEQ NL1 \r 0 \h 1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . But when turnout of registered voters is compared, the U.S. does very well 2?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Usual mistake is to compare the percentage of U.S. adults voting with the percentage of European registered voters voting C?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . Common explanation: voter apathy on election day SEQ NL1 \r 0 \h 1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . But the real problem is low registration rates
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