· Causes of diversity in
America
· Major difference between the
U.S. and other countries
· Political socialization
· Alexis de Tocqueville
· Manifest destiny
· Sectional differences in the
U.S.
· Population base of the city
· Ethnic group
· Cuban Americans
· Gender inequality
· Gender gap
· To achieve economic and
social mobility
· The most important factors
in explaining views on issues, partisanship and ideology
· Ballot columns
· Caucus
· Convention
· Open primary
· Method(s) currently used for
selecting candidates
· Proportional representation
· Multiparty systems
· Minor parties
· Grand Old Party
· Divided government
· Opposing sides feels
intensely about an issue
· The National Voter
Registration Act(1993)
· Mid-term elections
· Voter turnout
· The level of voting
increases
· Candidate centered system
· Elections matter
· Characterize U.S. elections
· Term limits
· The electoral college
· Elections won by electoral
college vote/without winning plurality of popular votes
· The proportion of
congress/senators and house members up for election at any one time
· Coattail effect
· Running for office
· The campaign stages
· Choosing delegates to a
party convention
· Independent candidates
· 1960 debate
· PAC money/soft money
· Media bashing
· Fourth branch of government
· Chat rooms
· Eighteenth century
newspapers
· Negative advertising
· Early reporting of election outcomes