Voter Turnout

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Voter Turnout Factors Affecting Voter Behavior
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History of Voting

• Historical Qualifications for suffrage
• 7 points
• Current Qualifications
• Issue of federalism

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Voter Turnout

• Voter turnout in the U.S.
• Compare to other nations
• Reasons for lower voter turnout
• Institutional barriers
• Registration
• Ballout fatigue
• Type of elections
• Types of ballots
• Political Reasons

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Who Votes? Who Doesnt? Who Cares?

• Characteristics of those likely to vote
• 5 key characteristics
• Does low voter turnout matter?
• Other forms of political participation

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Factors Affecting Voter Behavior

• Geography
• Presence of Candidate
• Time
• Political Party Identification
• Demographic Factors
• Issues
• Candidates Appeal

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Part II Elections
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Path to the Presidency

• Invisible Primary
• Nomination Phase
• Local Caucuses
• Iowa
• Primaries
• New Hampshire
• National Conventions
• President
• VP
• Platform
• Analysis
• Pros
• Cons

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Congressional Elections

• Introduction
• Primary Elections
• Types Closed, Open or Blanket
• Factors affecting outcomes
• Incumbency its Advantages
• Types of Election
• Incumbent Campaigns
• Weak Challenger Campaigns
• Strong Challenger Campaigns
• Open Seat Campaigns
• Mid-term Elections
• 6 other key factors