1. Chapter 9: Elections, Campaigns, and Voting American Democracy Now 2/e

2. Elections, Campaigns, and Voting Political Participation: Engaging Individuals, Shaping Polities  Voting  Volunteering  Running for office ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2

3. Elections, Campaigns, and Voting Elections in the United States  Nominations and Primary Elections Types of Primary Elections Presidential Primaries  General Elections  Referendum, Initiative, and Recall ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 3

4. Elections, Campaigns, and Voting The Act of Voting  The 2000 Election and Its Impact  Types of Ballots  Why Ballot Design Matters  Voting by Mail ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 4

5. Elections, Campaigns, and Voting Where Do You Stand? How confident are you that votes cast in a national election will be accurately cast and counted? a. Very confident b. Somewhat confident c. Not that confident d. Not at all confident Source: “Is Public Confident That Votes Will Be Accurately Counted Nov. 4?” www.gallup.com/poll/25189/Public-Confi dent-Votes-Will-Accurately-Counted- Nov.aspx. ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5

6. Elections, Campaigns, and Voting Running for Office: The Choice to Run  Formal Eligibility Requirements  Informal Eligibility Requirements ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 6

7. Elections, Campaigns, and Voting The Nature of Political Campaigns Today  The Professionalism of Political Campaigns  Media and New Technologies: Transforming Political Campaigns Personality versus Policy Revolutionizing the Campaign: New Technologies ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 7

8. Elections, Campaigns, and Voting Where Do You Stand? What would you say is the source of the majority of the information you learn about a presidential campaign? a. Televisiond. Magazines b. Newspaperse. Radio c. Internetf. Other Source: “Internet’s Broader Role in Campaign 2008,” http://people- press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=384. ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 8

9. Elections, Campaigns, and Voting Regulating Federal Campaign Contributions  Regulatory Loopholes: Independent Expenditures  Regulatory Loopholes: Soft Money  The Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002  Regulatory Loophole: 527s  The Growth of PACs ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 9

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12. Elections, Campaigns, and Voting Presidential Campaigns  Party Conventions and the General Election Campaign  The Electoral College ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 12

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14. Elections, Campaigns, and Voting Who Votes? Factors in Voter Participation  Education Level—the Number One Predictor of Voting  The Age Factor  Race and Voter Participation  Income—a Reliable Predictor of Voting  Party Competitiveness and Voter Turnout ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 14

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18. Elections, Campaigns, and Voting How Voters Decide  Major Factors in Voter Decision Making Party identification Policy priorities Incumbency  Campaign Influences on Voter Choice Greater reliance on paid professional staffers Negative campaigning ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 18

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20. Elections, Campaigns, and Voting Why Some People Do Not Vote  Lack of Efficacy  Voter Fatigue and Negative Campaigns  The Structure of Elections  The Rational Abstention Thesis  The Impact of Nonvoting ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 20