POLI 2051 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Balance Theory, Indirect Election, Implied Powers
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Political participation : conventional - relatively routine, non-threatening behavior that uses the channels of representative government, unconventional - relatively uncommon behavior that challenges or defies government channels. Voting - the most common and most studied form of participation: record of enfranchisement in the usa i. Initially, most states had taxpaying or property holding requirements for voting - these were eliminated by the. 1850s: enfranchisement of black people - the 15th amendment, voting rights act of 1965- was signed into law to prevent the barriers set up preventing african- The goal is to win a majority (over 50%) of the delegates available in primaries and caucuses: primaries - actual elections. Presidential general elections - the goal is to win a majority of electoral votes. General elections are characterized by the electoral college system. Electors are chosen within each state (# of electors = # of senators and reps each state has). These electors then cast votes for the president.
