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Unit 2 Political Ideology

Directions: Answer the following vocabulary, questions, charts, graphs and sample test questions completely and thoroughly. NO CREDIT will be given for an answer that is copied straight from the book or any other source. This packet is not a collaborative effort. Do your own work. Ensure that there is NO QUESTION about whether you did it on your own. The entire packet MUST be hand written.

SCORING: There are 2 grades for this packet. One grade is received for completion and one for accuracy. Accuracy is scored by whether or not each answer is correct. Each part is worth 20% of your completion grade.

PART 1: Vocabulary

Directions: for each term, write a full definition (usethe definition in the chapter rather than in the glossary). Remember to stay within the context of what we are focusing on.

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  1. Political party
  2. major parties
  3. party in power
  4. partisanship
  5. bipartisan
  6. coalition
  7. single-member district
  8. Incumbent
  9. electorate
  10. factions
  11. precinct
  12. split-ticket voting
  13. Nomination
  14. general election
  15. caucus
  16. direct primary
  17. closed primary
  18. open primary
  19. absentee voting
  20. ballot
  21. polling place
  22. coattail effect
  23. Political Action Committees (PAC)
  24. subsidy
  25. soft money
  26. hard money
  27. suffrage
  28. gerrymandering
  29. off-year elections
  30. gender gap
  31. party identification
  32. straight-ticket voting
  33. split-ticket voting
  34. independents
  35. public affairs
  36. public opinion
  37. mass media
  38. opinion leaders
  39. interest groups
  40. sample
  41. public opinion poll
  42. public agenda
  43. red states
  44. blue states
  45. lobbying
  46. grass roots

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Part 2: Legislation/Issues/Supreme Court Cases.

Directions: For each item, write a brief explanation (2 – 3 sentences minimum) about its impact on voting. For each Supreme Court case, be sure to include the year of the case, a brief explanation of the circumstances that brought the parties to the Supreme Court, who the chief justice was, and what the outcome was.

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  1. FECA
  2. Buckley v. Valeo
  3. Bush v. Gore
  4. Motor Voter Act (1993)
  5. Civil Rights Act (1964)
  6. Voting Rights Act (1965)
  7. Harper v. VirginiaState Board of Elections
  8. 15th Amendment
  9. 19th Amendment
  10. 23rd Amendment
  11. 24th Amendment
  12. 26th Amendment

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Part 3: Factors that affect voting

Directions: For each of the following, write one or 2 sentences explaining the affect that each has on the likelihood of people voting.

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  1. education
  2. occupation/income
  3. age
  4. race
  5. gender
  6. religion
  7. marital status
  8. geography
  9. party identification

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Part 4: Graphic Organizers

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Directions: Complete each graphic organizer using chapter 16 in your e- book.

A: Name the 3 types of political party systems and explain how the effect they have on governing

PARTY SYSTEM / EFFECT

B: Name 4 ways candidate get on the ballot and why each method has drawn criticism

WAYS TO GET ON THE BALLOT / WHY THIS METHOD HAS BEEN CRITICIZED

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Part 5: Sample Test questions

  1. Directions: write each test question out COMPLETELY (If you only write out the question and possible answer you will receive NO CREDIT for this portion of the packet.
  1. The term iron triangle refers to
  1. a tightly-knit set of lobbying groups.
  2. the relationship between the Congress, the military, and defense contractors.
  3. a small and informal but relatively stable set of bureaucrats, legislators, and lobbyists who are

concerned with promoting a particular interest.

  1. the strategy of lobbying all three branches of government simultaneously.
  2. a corrupt relationship among the president, Congress, and the Supreme Court.

2. The Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)

a.allows corporations and labor unions to spend unlimited funds on campaigns.

b.limits PACs by reducing the amount of money they can raise through contributions by small donors.

c.has forced candidates for office and elected officials to make public the amounts of campaign contributions they have received from PACs and which PACs make those donations.

d.has strengthened the argument that PACs constitute a better system of campaign finance than one based on wealthy donors.

e.has forced corporations and labor unions to legally divorce themselves from the PACs they sponsor.

B.Free Response Question. (Please identify the possible points for each section—you do not need to write out this question)

Voter turnout is affected by numerous factors.

1) Explain how each of the following affects voter turnout in the US:

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a) Registration process

b) Frequency of elections

c) Voter ID Laws

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2) Explain how each of the following affects the likelihood of whether or not an individual votes:

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a) Civic duty b) Age.