PPA - Campaigns and Elections Lesson

Campaigns and Elections 

The expansion of political participation was impacted by the following amendments:

  1. Fifteenth : African-American males can vote
  2. Seventeenth : Direct election of senators
  3. Nineteenth : Women's right to vote
  4. Twenty-Fourth : Eliminated poll taxes
  5. Twenty-Sixth : 18 year olds can vote

Political model explaining voting behavior:

  1. Rational- Choice voting| Theory that states individuals will make logical decisions when voting.
  2. Retrospective Voting| Theory that states individuals are more concerned with policy outcomes when voting.
  3. Prospective Voting| Theory that states individuals will vote for a candidate who will be best for the country in the next few years.
  4. Party-line voting| To vote in a way that best supports the opinion of your political party.

Factors influencing voter choice include:

  1. Party identification and ideological orientation
  2. Candidate characteristics
  3. Contemporary political issues
  4. Religious beliefs or affiliation, gender, race and ethnicity, and other demographic
  5. characteristics
  6. Mobilization and education of voters
  7. Party platforms
  8. Candidate recruitment
  9. Campaign management, including fundraising and media strategy
  10. The committee and party leadership systems in legislatures

The functions and impact of political parties on the electorate and government are represented by:

The structure of parties has been influenced by:

  1. Critical elections and regional realignments
  2. Campaign finance law
  3. Changes in communication and data-management technology

Interest group Influence may impacted by:

  1. Inequality of political and economic resources
  2. Unequal access to decision makers
  3. "Free rider" problem

The process and outcomes in U.S. presidential elections are impacted by:

  1. Incumbency advantage phenomenon
  2. Open and closed primaries
  3. Caucuses
  4. Party conventions
  5. Congressional and State elections
  6. The Electoral College

The benefits and drawbacks of modern campaigns are represented by:

  1. Dependence on professional consultants
  2. Rising campaign costs and intensive fundraising efforts
  3. Duration of election cycles
  4. Impact of and reliance on social media for campaign communication and fundraising

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