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Voting. Ch. 10. Warm up. 1. What kind of political party system do many democracies have? 2. What do you learn about by reading a party platform? 3. What is a political parties stance on a single issue called? 4. What is the main purpose of a political party? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Warm up1. What kind of political party system do many democracies have?2. What do you learn about by reading a party platform?3. What is a political parties stance on a single issue called?4. What is the main purpose of a political party?5. What country is governed by a one party system6. What can 3rd parties be based on?7. What is an alliance with another political party called?8. What is the purpose of the ‘watchdog’ role?
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Eligibility to Vote• 18 years old• Resident of the state for a
specific time• Citizen of the U.S.• No felonies• Once registered, a person is
assigned to a district• You can only vote once!
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Voting Process1. Gather information
1. Newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, and internet
2. Websites of candidates & political parties3. Political parties
2. Go to polling place & receive a ballot3. Cast your ballot – fill out your choices4. Wait for returns – reporting of election
results5. Absentee Ballot – a way to vote if you will
be unable to vote on election day 6. Exit Poll – way of predicting the winner
before all of the votes are counted by asking people as they leave who they voted for
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Voting Process
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North Carolina Sample Ballot
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Not VotingElectorate – people eligible to vote• Apathy – lack of interest. #1
reason why people don’t vote• Following can’t vote
o Felonso Those in mental hospitalso People who do not meet
state requirements• Registration is not a problem –
states allow people to register when they renew their driver’s license.
• Presidential elections – 50% of electorate vote
• Elections without Presidential candidates – between 7% and 20% vote
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• The right to vote belongs to every U.S citizen. In your opinion, what do citizens forfeit if they do not exercise their right to vote?
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Political Cartoon• Voter apathy is a big issue in the U.S.
• I want you to draw a political cartoon that depicts a reason or several reasons people give for not voting.
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Special Elections• Initiative – a way citizens can propose new laws or
state constitutional amendments. a petition is signed with enough signatures from qualified voters, to put an issue on the ballot
• Proposition – (the proposed law). It is put on the ballot at the next general election
• Referendum – a way for citizens to approve or reject a state or local law. people can gather signatures to review a law passed by the state legislatures and have it sent back to the voters for their approval at the next general election
• Usually with very controversial issues• Recall – special election where voters can vote an
official out of office before their term is up
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CampaigningCreation of a positive image for a candidateTelevision is the most common means of campaigning2 types
Mass Campaigning – TV, mail – less time consuming but more expensive
Grassroots – small level – Canvassing or making phone calls – cheap but time consuming – the voters get to personally know the candidate and the candidate gets to know the voters
Incumbents – win 80% of the time Name recognitionFranking privilege
Endorsements – a famous or popular person supports a candidate
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Financing Campaigns
• The Federal Election & Campaign Finance Act of 1971o Established rules for campaign financeo Public disclosure of spendingo Established federal funding of presidential
electionso Limits how much individuals & groups could
spendoCreated the
FEC (Federal Election Committee)
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Private Funding• Soft Money Donations
o Donations given to political parties & not designated for a particular candidate
o Most goes to TV ads for the parties’ candidateso Elaborate dinners with individual donations
• Political Action Committees (PACs)o Organized by special interest groupso Funds candidates who favor their position on
issues• Hard money vs. Soft money
o Hard money – directly to a candidateo Soft money – general purpose
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Public Funding• Presidential Election Campaign Fund
o Taxpayers check a box on their federal income tax returns to designate $3 of their taxes to the fund
oCandidates can get the money for primary elections if they have raised $100,000 on their own
oBarack Obama did not take any public money for the 2008 Presidential Election
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• How do you think the internet has affected campaigns, or might affect future campaigns?