Odd year electoral calendar
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elections held in odd numbered years
Issue stability, intensity stability:
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the likelihood that public opinion will change, the speed with which the
change would occur, and the likelihood that the new opinion would
endure.
,roles of third parties
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Introduce new ideas, put issues on the agenda, spoil the election, keep
major parties .
Schema Theory
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A cognitive structure fo "organized prior knowledge, abstracted from
experience with specific instances." This guides "the processing of new
information and the retrieval of stored information" (Conniver, 1984).
Roles of political parties
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-provide/recruit candidates
-conduct elections
-educate public
-organize gov't (by political party)
-make public policy
-provide loyal opposition
-provide a "cue" for voters
Party regulations
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-Founding fathers generally distrusted parties and did not include them in
the constitution
-Parties quickly became part of how American Politics worked
-Because of this Key public role, parties were a logical "target" for
regulation
-most regulation comes thorough state law
Characteristics of american parties
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Two parties, Highly decentralized, Semi-public, Open Organizations, Loose
coalitions, fairly non-ideological.
Importance of public opinion
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gauge on america (and what we believe and expect)
sets some parameters on debate and policy action
issue publics - groups with particular interest or societal position- must be
considered
opinion leaders can shape public attitudes
Closed Primary
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elections held in odd numbered years
Issue stability, intensity stability:
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the likelihood that public opinion will change, the speed with which the
change would occur, and the likelihood that the new opinion would
endure.
,roles of third parties
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Introduce new ideas, put issues on the agenda, spoil the election, keep
major parties .
Schema Theory
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A cognitive structure fo "organized prior knowledge, abstracted from
experience with specific instances." This guides "the processing of new
information and the retrieval of stored information" (Conniver, 1984).
Roles of political parties
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-provide/recruit candidates
-conduct elections
-educate public
-organize gov't (by political party)
-make public policy
-provide loyal opposition
-provide a "cue" for voters
Party regulations
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-Founding fathers generally distrusted parties and did not include them in
the constitution
-Parties quickly became part of how American Politics worked
-Because of this Key public role, parties were a logical "target" for
regulation
-most regulation comes thorough state law
Characteristics of american parties
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Two parties, Highly decentralized, Semi-public, Open Organizations, Loose
coalitions, fairly non-ideological.
Importance of public opinion
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gauge on america (and what we believe and expect)
sets some parameters on debate and policy action
issue publics - groups with particular interest or societal position- must be
considered
opinion leaders can shape public attitudes
Closed Primary
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