POL 401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Voting Age
7 Dec 2016
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Civic participation and voter turnout: sides et al. Because of the rules that govern elections, the u. s. has a lower voter turnout than other developed democracies. Citizens" participation depends on: ability, motivation, and opportunity: those who participate more have views that are unrepresentative of the rest of the country. Mobilization by political campaigns encourages people to participate and may be responsible for the recent increase in voter turnout. Electoral participation=the range of activities by which individuals attempt to affect the outcome of an election, including not only partisan activities, but also non- partisan activities, such as participation in voter registration drive. Participatory distortion=occurs when a group of citizens with preferences and viewpoints that are unrepresentative of the general public has a greater impact on the political process than other citizens. The general election 270 electoral votes to win. People elected officials and government institutions policy outcomes back to people . Civic participation: the state, civil society, private life.
