Ch.10 Elections & Ch.11 Political Participation and Voting Behavior
The Concept of Elections
Election- citizens choose who will hold power of public office.
Nomination
General Elections
Methods of Nominating Candidates
Legislative caucus
Convention
Direct Primary
Closed and open primaries
Nominating Presidential Candidates
The Allocation of National Convention Delegates
Method and timing of Delegate Selection
Caucus method and state presidential primary
Frontloading
The nomination Campaign
Invisible primary
Nominating Candidates for congress
Electing the President
The Electoral College
Proposals to reform the electoral college
Direct popular election, porportional plan, district plan
The Campaign
Swing states
Financing presidential election
Primary Laws
Runoff primary and top-two primary
Electing members of Congress
Apportionment
Congressional Districts
Multi member, single-member districts
Gerrymandering
malapportioned
One person one vote
Overlapping terms and staggered elections
Incumbency advantage in congressional elections
Pork barrel benefits
The Concept of Political participation
Forms of political particiaption
The Right to Vote
Franchise
Voter Turnout
Political system and turnout
voting laws, voter registration, the two party system, election schedules and frequencies
Individual desire and ability to participate
Socioeconomic status, psychological engagement, context, resources, group characteristics
Models of Voting Behavior
The Sociological Model
The Social-Psychological Model
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The Rational Choice Model
Explaining Voter Choice
Party Identification
Candidate image
issues
Retrospective voting and prospective voting