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Starter Question 13

Starter Question 13.

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Starter Question 13

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  1. Starter Question 13 • Read "Moderating presidential debates..." and "How much do debates matter". I hope you that you feel properly informed to make intelligent observations about the debates tonight. I want to ask a variation of yesterday's starter that we did not get to ask: What do the participants (Obama, Romney & Lehrer) need to do during this debate so that voters can feel informed and have a positive impression of either or both candidates?

  2. Presidential Debate: Highlights

  3. Analyzing the issues

  4. Final Exam Sections • 60 multiple choice questions • 1 FRQ • 4 prompts will be given + 1 surprise prompt

  5. Possible Essay Prompts/Topics

  6. Federalism The framers of the United States Constitution created a federal system. (a) Define federalism. (b) Select two of the following and explain how each has been used to increase the power of the federal government relative to the states. • Categorical grants • Federal mandates • Selective incorporation (c) Select two of the following and explain how each has been used to increase the power of the states relative to the federal government.• Welfare Reform Act of 1996 • Block grants • Tenth Amendment

  7. Minor Parties 1. Minor parties (third parties) have been a common feature of united States politics. (a)Describe the point of view expressed about minor parties in the political cartoon above (b) Identify and explain how two rules of the United States electoral system act as obstacles to minor-party candidates winning elections (c)Minor parties make important contributuions to the United States political system in spite of the institutional obstales to their candidates’ success. Describe two of these contributions

  8. Electoral College • 1. A significant feature of the electoral college is that most states have a winner-take-all system. • (a) Describe the winner-take-all feature of the electoral college. • (b) Explain one way in which the winner-take-all feature of the electoral college affects how presidential candidates from the two major political parties run their campaigns. • (c) Explain one way in which the winner-take-all feature of the electoral college hinders third-party candidates. (d) Explain two reasons why the electoral college has not been abolished.

  9. Elections In the United States political system, there are several linkage institutions that can connect citizens to government. Elections constitute one such institution. Because of low voter turnout, elections represent an imperfect method of linking citizens to their government. Even when there is low voter turnout, however, other linkage institutions can connect citizens to government • Describe how each of the following is related to the likelihood of voting. • Age• Education • Identify one current government electoral requirement that decreases voter turnout. Explain how it decreasesvoter turnout. • Identify one linkage institution other than elections and explain two ways it connects citizens to government.

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