Gov Test 1 2/1/08
2/1/08
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- Closed Primary
- Only registered party members can vote
- How are Electoral College Numbers determined
- Senate + House + DC (=538. Over 50% towin the EC. 538/2=269 269;1=270) ,270/538
- Social Contract
- Agreement to obey a government (give up some freedom); in return, gov protect you. Protect like life, liberty, and property(John Locke)
- How caucuses operate
- People debate before voting. a)Pick a corner. b)Debate. c)Covnt
- Approx. how many delegates it takes to win the DEM nom
- 2000/4000
- How primaries operate
- People just vote, no debating. a)Pick a ballot. b)drop off ballot. c)Covnt
- Approx18-24 that vote
- 47%
- Liberalism
- (Left)Community responsibility, evolving set of values, active government(Democratic)
- Purpose of government
- Is a organization set up enforce rules. The purpose of the rules is to protect you.
- Natural Rights
- Liberty and Property (John Locke)
- Republican Party(GOP, RED)
- Conservative party. Pro-life, Pro-business (Bush)
- Political Party
- A club of people with similar views who try to get people with their views elected(currently 2 main)
- Approx. how many delegates does CA have
- 400 delegates
- Swing States and Which are Swing
- Get enough "for sures" and persuades to get to 270. Oregon, New Mexico, Ohio, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Florida.
- Who ethnic group votes the least
- Asian lowest turnout 44%
- Political Ideology
- A schema(lens) in which you wiew government / the world.(Conservative, Liberal, Moderate)
- Primary Election
- (JAN-JUNE)Each states holds primaring/caucuses on different days
- Support for Natural Rights&Social Contract
- People give government power, if people believe this, they can overthrow gov.
- Which cities are holding the 2008 party conventions
- DEM: Denver, GOP: Minneapolis
- Role of the Electoral College System
- (Dec)Constitution created a safety check. Each state legislatures picks people to be in the EC. Each state gets # of US House members.EC members promise to vote based on state's voter results(less than 1% lie)
- Critiques against Natural Rights&Social Contract
- People obey because of fear
- Areas of the country GOP are strong
- South and Middle
- Democratic Party(BLUE)
- Liberal Party. Pro-choice, Pro-workers (Pelosi)
- Approx. how many delegates it takes to win the GOP nom
- 1000/2000
- Approx%Results of the 2004 Election
- 60% of eligible voters voted
- Proportional counting of the primary system
- Unlike the general election, in most states, delegates are given out based on proportion of the results
- Who sets the primary clendar, and what do all states want
- Parties and states set dates, everyone wants early, because if candidate gets enough delegates early, later states do not matter
- Importance of Iowa and New Hampshire
- Are the earliest, tradition started to give low budget candidates more chance since states are so small (CA2/05)
- Role of party convention
- (JULY-AUG)Each party holds a big party where delegates for each candidate meet. They party; discusses policies train, and vote.
- Top leaders of the Republican Party
- Bush/Martinez
- Delegates
- Based on voter results, the candidate will get to select loyalist to be delegat to a party convention. The loyalist promises to vote for their candidates
- How nominations were handled in the 1800s
- Party leaders used to choose nominees with no voter input
- State of Nature
- Life without government, equals terrible life (Thomas Hobbes)
- Declaration of independence's connection to social contract theory
- If one broke the rule, other can leave
- State Targeting Strategy
- 3 Box Grid. 1)Determine who will vote for you for sure. 2)Determine who is persuade. 3)Determine who is impossible
- Third Party
- Other paries(all parties once were third parties)
- Concept of Life, Liberty & Property
- Protects the right to persue and keep these things(if you succeed), OR guarantee you receive these things?
- Superdelegates
- Party leaders get vote, and do not have to promise/pledge to anyone
- General Electon
- Primary winner from each party(include 3rd parties) fight. Voting all on one day; 1st Tuesday in Nov / Every 4 years
- Which gender votes more
- 3% more women than men
- Open Primary
- Any registered voter can request one primary ballet
- Conservativism
- (Right)Personal freedom self responsibility, traditional values, smaller government(Republican)
- CA Modified Primary system
- (2/05)DEM picked open; GOP picked a closed this year
- Approx65-74 that vote
- 73%
- Areas of the country Democrats are strong
- East and West Coasts
- Top leader of the Democratic Party
- Reid/Pelosi