POLI 2051 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Balance Theory, Indirect Election, Voting Rights Act Of 1965
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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. Initially, most states had taxpaying or property holding requirements for voting - these were eliminated by the 1850s. To suppress disorder - blacks and 18-year olds in the 1960s. To acquire consent or popular support for government programs - women during wwi. Elections - you must win two elections to hold office in this country. Two important regularities : incumbents rarely lose. Size of the gain or loss depends on three things: 1) how many seats the president"s party holds. Recent trends and upcoming possibilities in midterm elections. The goal is to win a majority of the delegates available in primaries and caucuses. These differences were historically because of differences between. Open if you are registered you can vote for either party.
