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2306 Concepts and Topics to Study for Unit 3 Test Chapters 4, 5, and 7

Political Party

Texas political parties, political culture, and political participation

Measurements of Voter Turnout (registered voters, VAP, VEP)

Voting decision rules: majority and plurality

Proportional Representation

Federal government intervention in southern election practices

Role of elections

General Elections and Primary Elections

Calculation of electoral votes

Political Ideology

Conservative, moderate, and liberal ideologies

One-party Democratic rule of Texas

Harris and Dallas county changing demographics

Republican Party Ideology

Democratic Party Ideology

Libertarian Party Ideology

Green Party Ideology

Political Action Committee (PAC)

Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission (FEC) (2010)

Super PACs

Literacy tests

Socioeconomic factors that influence voter turnout

Interest Groups including:

Business

Public Interest Group

Lobbyist and the most common lobbying activity

Why there are less women in office

Federal Voting Rights Act/ 2013 US Supreme Court decision/ ongoing issues around voter id laws

Founding Framers and “Faction”

Extra Credit

Chapter 4 – in class video “Why Can’t Third Parties Take Off?”:

Duverger’s Law

Commission on Presidential Debates

Federal Campaign Funding