1. AP Gov.
Chapter 10

2. Types of Elections
Primaries
General
Policy
Referendum
Initiative

3. Voting
Suffrage
Efficacy
Civic Duty
*Know Election of 1800

4. Voting (cont.) Voting Registration Who Votes Mandate Theory
Hurdle
Motor Voter Act
Who Votes
Educated/Old/White/Women(slightly)/Married /Gov. Emp.
Mandate Theory
Party Voting/Policy Voting

5. Electoral College Reps + Senators
48 States are winner take all (Maine and Nebraska not)
Electors meet in Dec. and send votes to VP (pres of senate)
Counted in Jan w/ new session of Cong.
If no majority…House

6. Voting (cont.) Goals Retrospective Voting Types of Voters
Select policy makers
Shape policy
Retrospective Voting
Types of Voters
Inactives
Vote specialists
Campaigners
Communalists
Parochial
Activists

7. Why Voting Turnout Low Minorities Up Weak parties
Registration is hurdle
Not mandatory (Australia)
Apathy
Too many elections
*Voter turnout low but participation is high (other linkage institutions)