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Elections and Voting Behavior Chapter 10

How American Elections Work Three types of elections: – Select party nominees – Select officeholders – Select options on specific policies Referendum: – State voters approve or disapprove proposed legislation. – Often used for constitutional amendments.

How American Elections Work Initiative: – Voters in some states propose legislation to be voted on. – Requires a specific number of signatures to be valid. – Can still be voted down by the people.

A Tale of Three Elections 1800: The First Electoral Transition of Power – John Adams v. Thomas Jefferson – No primaries, no conventions, no speeches – No one won a majority of electoral votes – After many votes in the House, power was finally transferred to Jefferson peacefully

A Tale of Three Elections 1896: A Bitter Fight over Economic Interests – William McKinley v. William Jennings Bryan – Gold v. silver – McKinley won the election, and the Republicans became the party of power.

A Tale of Three Elections 2000: What a Mess! – George Bush v. Al Gore – Florida… – Bush and Gore differed on which ballots to count (those that showed no presidential vote) and how to count them. – Bush v. Gore (2000) – the recount was legal but the same standard would have to be used for all the states

Whether to Vote: A Citizen’s First Choice Deciding Whether to Vote – U.S. typically has low voter turnouts. – Political Efficacy: The belief that one’s political participation really matters. – Civic Duty: The belief the in order to support democratic government, a citizen should always vote.

Whether to Vote: A Citizen’s First Choice Registering To Vote – Voter Registration: A system adopted by the states that requires voters to register well in advance of the election day. – North Dakota has no registration system. – Motor Voter Act: Requires states to permit people to register to vote when the apply for their driver’s license.

Whether to Vote: A Citizen’s First Choice Who Votes? – Education: More education = more likely to vote. Most important factor. – Age: Older = more likely to go vote. – Race: Caucasian = more likely to go vote. BUT, other ethnicities are higher with comparable education. – Gender: Female = more likely to go vote.

Whether to Vote: A Citizen’s First Choice Who Votes? (continued) – Marital Status: Married = more likely to go vote. – Mobility: Don’t move = more likely to go vote. – Union Membership: Union member = more likely to go vote. – Traits are cumulative- possessing several adds up.

How Americans Vote: Explaining Citizen's Decisions Candidate Evaluations: How Americans See the Candidates – Candidates want a good visual image. – Most important dimensions are integrity, reliability and competence. – Personality still plays a role.

How Americans Vote: Explaining Citizen's Decisions Policy Voting – Basing your vote choice on issue preferences. – Must know where they and the candidates stand on issues and see differences between candidates. – But, candidates cloud their position on issues. – And voters may like different candidates on different issues- who to vote for?

The Last Battle: The Electoral College Electoral College actually elects the President- founders wanted him chosen by the elite of the country States choose the electors 270towin.com

The Last Battle: The Electoral College How it works today: – Each state has as many votes as it does Representatives and Senators. – Winner of popular vote typically gets ALL the Electoral College votes. – Electors meet in December, votes are reported in January. – If no candidate gets 270 votes (a majority), the House of Representatives votes for president, with each state getting ONE vote.

Understanding Elections and Voting Behavior Democracy and Elections – Voters can steer government only when there are noticeable policy differences between the candidates. – Candidates who vow to continue popular policies are more likely to win elections. – Bad economies make politicians nervous.

“Gray Vote No Longer Reliably Red” Read article Look for references to: – Who is more likely to vote? – Who is likely to vote Republican or Democrat? – Deciding how to vote, personality vs. policy – Electoral College