UNIT III POLITICS AND VOTING CH.16/POLITICAL PARTIES CH.17/ELECTIONS AND VOTING

UNIT IIIUNIT IIIPOLITICS AND POLITICS AND

VOTINGVOTING

CH.16/POLITICAL PARTIESCH.16/POLITICAL PARTIES

CH.17/ELECTIONS AND CH.17/ELECTIONS AND VOTINGVOTING

CHARACTERISITICS OF CHARACTERISITICS OF AMERICAN POLTICAL PARTIESAMERICAN POLTICAL PARTIES

FOCUSED ON FOCUSED ON WINNING WINNING ELECTIONSELECTIONS

NOT AS ISSUE-NOT AS ISSUE-ORIENTED AS ORIENTED AS EUROPEAN EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIESPOLITICAL PARTIES

AMERICAN POLITICAL AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES PARTIES

NOT A GROUP OF NOT A GROUP OF LIKE MINDED LIKE MINDED PEOPLE; BUT PEOPLE; BUT PERSONS WHO PERSONS WHO SHARE SIMILAR SHARE SIMILAR VIEWSVIEWS

AMERICAN POLITICAL AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIESPARTIES

THE BASIC DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BASIC DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PARTIESTHE PARTIES

Democrats generally believe that the Democrats generally believe that the Federal government is best suited to Federal government is best suited to solve the nation’s problemssolve the nation’s problems

Republicans prefer more power at Republicans prefer more power at the state and local levelthe state and local level

FUNCTIONS OF AMERICAN FUNCTIONS OF AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIESPOLITICAL PARTIES

NOMINATE NOMINATE CANDIDATESCANDIDATES

INFORM AND INFORM AND STIMULATE STIMULATE PARTICPATIONPARTICPATION

BONDING: ENFORCE BONDING: ENFORCE GOOD GOOD PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE FROM OFFICE FROM OFFICE HOLDERS (I.E. HOLDERS (I.E. VOTING WITH YOUR VOTING WITH YOUR PARTY)PARTY)

BASIC CONCEPT OF THE TWO-BASIC CONCEPT OF THE TWO-PARTY SYSTEMPARTY SYSTEM

MAJOR AMERICAN MAJOR AMERICAN POLTICAL PARTIES POLTICAL PARTIES ARE COMPROMISE ARE COMPROMISE IN NATURE; THIS IN NATURE; THIS REFLECTS THE REFLECTS THE AMERICAN MIDDLEAMERICAN MIDDLE

DEVELOPMENT OF THE TWO-DEVELOPMENT OF THE TWO-PARTY SYSTEMPARTY SYSTEM

FEDRALIST V. ANTI-FEDRALIST V. ANTI-FEDERALISTFEDERALIST

Federalist power Federalist power faded after Adams’ faded after Adams’ defeatdefeat

Anti-Federalists Anti-Federalists become become Democratic Democratic Republicans Republicans

DEVELOPMENT OF THE TWO DEVELOPMENT OF THE TWO PARTY-SYSTEMPARTY-SYSTEM

MONOPLOY OF MONOPLOY OF POWER UNDER POWER UNDER ANDREW JACKSONANDREW JACKSON

DEMOCRATS DEMOCRATS CONSOLIDATE ALL CONSOLIDATE ALL THREE BRANCHESTHREE BRANCHES

WHIG PARTY IS WHIG PARTY IS CREATED TO CREATED TO OPPOSE JACKSONOPPOSE JACKSON


SLAVERY ISSUE SLAVERY ISSUE UNITES NON-UNITES NON-DEMOCRATSDEMOCRATS

REPUBLICAN PARTY REPUBLICAN PARTY IS BORN FROM IS BORN FROM WHIGS, FREE WHIGS, FREE SOILERS, SOILERS, ABOLITIONISTS, ABOLITIONISTS, NATIONAL NATIONAL UNIONISTS AND UNIONISTS AND OTHERSOTHERS

ELECTION 1912ELECTION 1912

TEDDY ROOSEVELT TEDDY ROOSEVELT Runs as a third Runs as a third

party candidate party candidate after failing to after failing to receive Republican receive Republican nominationnomination

Played the spoiler Played the spoiler rolerole


THE GREAT THE GREAT DEPRESSION DEPRESSION

FDR and the FDR and the Democrats decide Democrats decide that the Federal that the Federal government is best government is best suited to solve the suited to solve the nation’s problemsnation’s problems

ELECTION OF 1992ELECTION OF 1992

THIRD PARTY THIRD PARTY CANDIDATE ROSS CANDIDATE ROSS PEROT WINS 20% PEROT WINS 20% OF THE POULAR OF THE POULAR VOTEVOTE

PLAYED SPOLIERPLAYED SPOLIER

ELECTION 2000ELECTION 2000

RALPH NADERRALPH NADER Third party Third party

candidate in Floridacandidate in Florida Played spoilerPlayed spoiler After Bush defeated After Bush defeated

Gore by 537 votes, Gore by 537 votes, Democrats blamed Democrats blamed Nader’s 2% as the Nader’s 2% as the differencedifference

PROPORTIONAL PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATIONREPRESENTATION

HISTORY OF SUFFRAGEHISTORY OF SUFFRAGE

1515THTH AMENDMENT AMENDMENT After the Civil War, After the Civil War,

African American African American men earn the right men earn the right to voteto vote

HISTORY OF SUFRAGEHISTORY OF SUFRAGE

1717thth Amendment Amendment Direction Direction election of U.S. election of U.S. SenatorsSenators


1919THTH AMENDMENT AMENDMENT Women earn the Women earn the

right to voteright to vote


2323RDRD AMENDMENT AMENDMENT Residents of Residents of

Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. given the right to given the right to vote in Presidential vote in Presidential electionselections


2424THTH AMENDMENT AMENDMENT Abolished Poll Abolished Poll

Taxes in Federal Taxes in Federal electionselections


2626THTH AMENDMENT AMENDMENT Extended the right Extended the right

to vote to 18-20 to vote to 18-20 year oldsyear olds

Allowed them to Allowed them to vote for or against vote for or against the Vietnam Warthe Vietnam War

VOTING REQUIREMENTSVOTING REQUIREMENTS

U.S. CITIZENU.S. CITIZEN 18 YEARS OLD18 YEARS OLD RESIDENCY AND RESIDENCY AND

REGSTRATION REGSTRATION REQUIREMENTSREQUIREMENTS

TYPES OF VOTERSTYPES OF VOTERS

PRACTICING PRACTICING VOTERSVOTERS

Higher educational Higher educational levellevel

Higher income Higher income wage earnerswage earners

RetireesRetirees


NON-VOTERSNON-VOTERS Lower educational Lower educational

levellevel Lower income Lower income

wage earnerswage earners Young people (18-Young people (18-

25)25)


CROSS-PRESSURED CROSS-PRESSURED VOTERSVOTERS

Torn between Torn between candidates due to candidates due to competing factorscompeting factors

Example: An Irish Example: An Irish Catholic Catholic BusinessmanBusinessman


STRAIGHT-PARTY STRAIGHT-PARTY TICKET VOTERTICKET VOTER

Will vote strictly Will vote strictly either Republican either Republican or Democrator Democrat

WEAK-PARTY AND WEAK-PARTY AND INDEPENDENT VOTERSINDEPENDENT VOTERS

ModeratesModerates Statistics show that Statistics show that

moderate and moderate and independent voters independent voters decide close decide close electionselections

VOTER PARTICIPATIONVOTER PARTICIPATION

INITIATIVEINITIATIVE Petition to make a Petition to make a

lawlaw


REFERENDUMREFERENDUM Gives voters a Gives voters a

chance to approve chance to approve or disapprove of a or disapprove of a law passed by the law passed by the legislative branchlegislative branch


RECALLRECALL Removal of elected Removal of elected

officials by petition officials by petition and special and special electionelection

CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWSCAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS POLITCAL ACTION POLITCAL ACTION

COMMITTEES (PACs)COMMITTEES (PACs) Raise funds and Raise funds and

sometimes sometimes campaign for like-campaign for like-minded candidatesminded candidates

SOFT MONEYSOFT MONEY Unregulated Unregulated

donation to state donation to state and local political and local political partiesparties

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