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Week 6 concept mapping - Coggle Diagram
Week 6 concept mapping
How presidential candidates are selected
Nominated in national party conventions
Go through caucus and party primary voting
General election
Party Convention
The electoral college gets final say
Pros and Cons of Electoral College
Pros
Gives voices to smaller states
Provides a clear winner
Discourages voter fraud
Maintains the federal system
Cons
Possibility of a minority president
Unequal voting power
Most States have winner take all
Discourages voter turnout in "safe states"
Forms of political participation
Voting
Campaigning
Running for office
Interacting with government officials
Protesting
Petitioning
Joining interest groups
Posting or debating politics on social media
Elements of American Voting system that cause low voting turnout
Voting Laws
Voting registration practices
Voters from safe states that lean away from the majority
The number of elections