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Elections, Political Participation, and Voting Behavior - Coggle Diagram
Elections, Political Participation, and Voting Behavior
The Concept of Elections
Nomination
General Election
Election
Methods of Nominating Candidates
Legislative Caucas
Convention
National Party Convention
Direct Primary
Closed Primary
OpenPrimary
Presidential Elections
Nominating Presidential Candidates
Method and Timing of Delegate Selection
Caucus Method
State Presidential Primary
Frontloading
Magic Number
Allocation of National Convention Delegates
Nomination Campaign
Invisible Primary
Initial Contests
Mist Clearing/Super Tuesday
National Convention
Electing the President
The Electoral College
Violates Core Democratic Principles
Proposals to Reform the Electoral College
Proportional Plan
District Plan
Direct Popular Election
The Campaign
Swing States
Financing the Presidentisl Election
Congressional Elections
Nominating Candidates for Congress
Politics of Choosing Congressional Candidates
Primary Laws
Top-Two Primary
Runoff Primary
Electing Members of Congress
Apportionment
Congressional Districts
Single-member District
Redistricting
Multimember District
Gerrymandering
Malapportioned
Baker v. Carr
Justiciable Issue
Wesberry v. Sanders
One Person, One Vote
Majority-Minority Districts
Descriptive Representation
Substantive Representation
Overlapping Terms and Staggered Elections
Each of the 435 Representative Seats are elected every two years
One-Third of Senators are elected every two years for six year terms
Presidential Election Every Four Years
Incumbency Advantage in Congressional Elections
Districts, Challengers, and Resources
Performance, Perks, and Pork-Barrel
Perquisites
Advertising
Credit Claiming
Position Taking
Competitive House Races/Open seats more competitive
Incumbency in Senate Elections
Financinnig Congressional Elections
The Concept of Political Participation
Forms of Political Participation
Campaign Activities
Citizen-initiated contact with government
Cooperative activities
Voting
Theoretical Basis of Political Participation
Participation in America
The Right to Vote
Political System and Turnout
Voting Laws
Voter Registration
Two-Party System
Election Schedules and Frequency
Individual Desire and the Ability to Participate
Socioeconomic Status
Psychological Engagement with Politics
Broader Political and Social Context
Resources Necessary to Participate
Age, Gender, Race
Voter Turnout
55-60% in Presidential Elections
Consistently below 50% in mid-terms
Voting and Democracy
Models of Voting Behavior
Social-Psychological Model
Individual Views on Issues
Individual Opinions about Candidates
Psychological Attachment to Political Party
Rational Choice Model
Sociological Model
Explaining Voter Choice
Candidate Image
Issues
Retrospective Voting
Prospective Voting
Party Identification
Voting Behavior and the Operation of the American Political System
Deviating Election
Reinstating Election
Maintaining Election
Realigning Election