POL 1101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: First Amendment To The United States Constitution, Economic Inequality, Collective Action
31 Jan 2016
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60-65% voting eligible population voting in presidential election. 35-45% voting eligible population vote in the midterm election. 15-20% voting eligible population vote on local election. Set a public fund for presidential campaigns. Campaign donations are political speech protected by the 1st. Congress can regulate contributions but not expenditures. Ban on pac electioneering communications 30 days before a primary +60 days before a general election. Explicitly says vote for or vote against. Ban on pac funded electioneering communications illegal. Corporations can donate unlimited amounts of money to pac"s. Voters are required to answer hard questions. How strategic word choices/visuals shape public opinion. Estate tax v. death tax (nobody cares if its called the estate tax) Manipulation of the order in which information is presented. Transition from non-profit to for profit news. Development of the 24 hour news cycle. Collective action problem that exists for groups when they cannot confine benefits to members. Easier for them to overcome the free ride problem.
