1101 Section (April 12, 2013) Attendance Roll Call Announcement: Add Chapter 6 (public opinion) Review Voting Models Textbook Highlights: Voting and Elections
Learning Outcomes Textbook Highlights: Campaigning for Office
Key Terms Learning Outcomes
Discussion: Sample opinion polls Discussion: Gay rights, marijuana laws,
immigration as potentially cross-cutting issues
Review Voting Models
Normative Model Friends and Neighbors Theory Psychological Model (aka Michigan
Model, American Voter Model) Rational Actor Model
Voting and Elections (chapter 9) L02: Discuss the factors that influence
voter turnout in the U.S., and compare American voter turnout to that of other countries.
Voting and Elections (chapter 9) L04/Variation: Describe how presidents,
senators, and representatives were originally to be elected under the U.S. Constitution. What are the qualifications for holding these offices? How have the manner of electing these offices changed?
Campaigning for Office (chapter 10) Some key terms (from lecture):
Valence Issues v. Positional Issues Priming effects of campaign
Terms related to campaign finance Hard money Soft money Contribution limits v. disclosure requirements (
current rules) Federal Election Commission Political action committees Super PACs 527’s (more information)
Campaigning for Office (chapter 10) L02/04/variation: Discuss the role of
campaign finance in modern political campaigns. What do we know about campaign contributions? How are contributions regulated? What are the implications of modern campaign finance for democracy?
Campaigning for Office (chapter 10) L05: Describe the general outline of
today’s campaign for the presidency, and discuss the impact of the primary system on the outcome of the nomination process. Don’t confuse electoral college electors
with party convention delegates
Using Opinion Polls
How much can we learn from a small random sample?
It depends on the sample size. The more people we survey, the more confident we can be that our sample is giving us the right answer.
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