Chapter 13: Voting and Elections

5.1: Voting Rights and Models of Voting Behavior

Key Terms:

Fifteenth Amendment, Seventeenth Amendment, Nineteenth Amendment, Twenty-Fourth Amendment, Twenty-Sixth Amendment, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Rational Choice Voting, Retrospective Voting, Prospective Voting, Party-Line Voting

Foundational Documents:

The Constitution of the United States

5.2: Voter Turnout

Key Terms:

Voter Turnout, Vote Choice, Political Efficacy, Voter Registration, Compulsory Voting, Mid-Term Elections, Presidential Elections, Relationship Between Demographics and Voter Turnout, Relationship Between Demographics and Vote Choice

Chapter 12: Political Parties

5.3: Political Parties

Key Terms:

Linkage Institutions, Political Parties, Party Platforms, Committee and Party Leadership in Legislatures

Chapter 16: Interest Groups

5.4: How and Why Political Parties Change and Adapt

Key Terms:

Candidate-Centric Campaigns, Direct Primaries, Critical Elections, Realignments, Campaign Finance

5.5: Third-Party Politics

Key Terms:

Proportional System, Winner-Take-All System, Party Platforms

5.6: Interest Groups Influencing Policy-Making

Key Terms:

Iron Triangle, Issue Networks, “Free Rider” Problem

5.7: Groups Influencing Policy Outcomes

Key Terms:

Single-Issue Groups, Ideological/Social Movements, Protest Movements, Professional Organizations, Federal Budget Process

5.8: Electing a President

Key Terms:

Incumbency Advantage, Open and Closed Primaries, Caucuses, Party Conventions, Electoral College, Winner-Take-All, National Popular Vote

5.9: Congressional Elections

Key Terms:

Incumbency Advantage, Open and Closed Primaries, Caucuses, Presidential Elections, Mid-Term Elections

5.10: Modern Campaigns

Key Terms:

Political Consultants, Campaign Finance, Social Media

Chapter 14: The Campaign Process

5.11: Campaign Finance

Key Terms:

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, Soft Money, “Stand by Your Ad” provision, PACs and Super PACs

Required Case:

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)

Chapter 15: The Media

5.12: The Media

Key Terms:

Horserace Journalism, Media as a Gatekeeper

5.13: Changing Media

Key Terms:

Media Bias, Partisan News Sites, Ideologically Oriented Programming