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Terms in this set (16)What type of election years have the highest voter turnout? Presidential Elections What is "ballot fatigue"? The farther down a ballot the office is, the fewer the number of votes that will be cast for it (basically laziness). What is the largest group of "cannot-voters"? In the figure of more than 102 million who did not vote in the last presidential election are at least 20 million who are resident aliens. Why do some nonvoters deliberately choose to not vote? -many believe that no matter who wins an election, things will
continue to go well for them and the country. What is "time-zone fallout"? The fact that, in presidential elections, polls in States in the Eastern and Central time zones close an hour or more before polls in the Mountain and Pacific time zones do. Based on early returns from the East and Midwest, the news media often project the outcome of the presidential contest before all voters in the West have gone to the polls. Some people fear that such reports work to discourage western voters from casting their ballots. What is the chief reason that most nonvoters do not vote? Nonvoters are likely to be younger than age 35, unmarried, and unskilled. More nonvoters live in the South and in rural locales. Men are less likely to vote than women. Those persons with a high sense of political efficacy are likely to vote -- no matter what their income, education, age, race, and so on may be. It is the combined presence of several factors, not one of them alone, that tends to determine whether a person will or will not vote. How do each of these factors affect the likelihood of whether people do or do not vote? -Level of income: voters in lower income brackets were more likely to not vote while voters in higher income brackets were more likely to vote. How do each of these factors affect the likelihood of whether people vote Republican or Democrat? -Level of income: voters in lower income brackets were more likely to be Democrats while voters in higher income brackets were more likely to be Republicans. Off-year election Congressional election that occurs between presidential election years Political efficacy One's own influence or effectiveness on politics, or citizens' faith and trust in government and their belief that they can understand and influence political affairs. Political socialization Process by which people gain their political attitudes and opinions Gender gap Measurable differences between the partisan choices of men and women today Party identification Loyalty of people to a political party Straight-ticket voting Practice of voting for candidates of only one party in an election Split-ticket voting Voting for candidates of different parties for different offices in the same election Independents A term used to describe people who have no party affiliation Sets found in the same folderGovernment Chapter 343 terms MARTINEZG2011 10-1: The History of Voting Rights21 terms Morgan_Malone51 10-2: Your Right to Vote16 terms Morgan_Malone51 10-4: The Voting Process15 terms Morgan_Malone51 Other sets by this creatorSouth Africa, 5.1-5.518 terms Morgan_Malone51 Catholic Social Teaching Unit 511 terms Morgan_Malone51 Kosovo, Sections 1 and 213 terms Morgan_Malone51 Command Terms for History6 terms Morgan_Malone51 Recommended textbook solutions Politics in States and Communities15th EditionSusan A. MacManus, Thomas R. Dye 177 solutions American Government1st EditionGlen Krutz 412 solutions American Corrections11th EditionMichael D. Reisig, Todd R. Clear 160 solutions Criminal Justice in America9th EditionChristina Dejong, Christopher E. Smith, George F Cole 105 solutions Other Quizlet setsLesson: 10.1 What Is Personality?39 terms awesomefangirl8 MGMT 402 Test 1103 terms ecmedendorpPLUS Final Study Guide31 terms rbcalyn Int. Marketing Test 428 terms gracielay Related questionsQUESTION Which 3 countries have the highest voter turnout? 2 answers QUESTION Why is incumbent advantage a problem? 3 answers QUESTION What has to happen with amendments to the Texas constitution? 6 answers QUESTION How much can an individual donate to a campaign for a state-level, nonjudicial office, such as for governor? 15 answers What factors determine whether people turn out to vote in US elections?Additionally, many factors impact voter turnout, including new election laws, the type of election (e.g., presidential or midterm), and the competitiveness of the race. The number of voting-age voters (i.e., 18 years of age or older) in a jurisdiction.
What factors influence voter turnout quizlet?When voters decide which candidate to support in an election, they are influenced by a number of factors: their own demographic characteristics, their political ideology and party identification, the characteristics of the candidate, and contemporary political issues.
What factors affect whether people vote or not?Moreover, key public influences include the role of emotions, political socialization, tolerance of diversity of political views and the media.
Which of the following are factors that can affect voter turnout choose all that apply quizlet?Terms in this set (8). Education. -those with more education are more likely to vote. ... . Income. -wealthier voters are more likely to turnout at election time. ... . Age. -young voters are less likely to turnout than older voters (until 70) ... . Gender. ... . Religion. ... . race. ... . Occupation. ... . Voter identification laws.. |
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