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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
DEVELOPMENT OF THE TWO-DEVELOPMENT OF THE TWO-PARTY SYSTEMPARTY SYSTEM
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
DEVELOPMENT OF THE TWO-DEVELOPMENT OF THE TWO-PARTY SYSTEMPARTY SYSTEM
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
HISTORY OF SUFFRAGEHISTORY OF SUFFRAGE
1919THTH AMENDMENT AMENDMENT Women earn the Women earn the
right to voteright to vote
HISTORY OF SUFFRAGEHISTORY OF SUFFRAGE
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
HISTORY OF SUFFRAGEHISTORY OF SUFFRAGE
2424THTH AMENDMENT AMENDMENT Abolished Poll Abolished Poll
Taxes in Federal Taxes in Federal electionselections
HISTORY OF SUFFRAGEHISTORY OF SUFFRAGE
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
TYPES OF VOTERSTYPES OF VOTERS
NON-VOTERSNON-VOTERS Lower educational Lower educational
levellevel Lower income Lower income
wage earnerswage earners Young people (18-Young people (18-
25)25)
TYPES OF VOTERSTYPES OF VOTERS
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
TYPES OF VOTERSTYPES OF VOTERS
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
VOTER PARTICIPATIONVOTER PARTICIPATION
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
VOTER PARTICIPATIONVOTER PARTICIPATION
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