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The Last Word: Assignment 7 due tomorrow

Consider : Could American elections be organized any differently?.

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The Last Word: Assignment 7 due tomorrow

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  1. Consider: Could American elections be organized any differently? "The ratings for Al Jazeera America has now dipped even lower than Al Gore's Current TV, which it replaced. That's how you know you're boring, OK? When Al Gore is considered more entertaining to people than what you have." –Jay Leno "Happy Birthday to Vice President Joe Biden, who turned 71 years old today. Biden wore a party hat, carried balloons, and ate cake for lunch. So he was especially happy when they told him it was also his birthday." –Jimmy Fallon "Everyone is talking about Toronto's crack-smoking mayor. His reality show has been canceled after one episode. That is the difference between the U.S. and Canada. In America, when somebody goes off the rails we RENEW their reality show." –Conan O'Brien "Members of the tea party gathered outside the White House to demand President Obama's impeachment. The president said he appreciated their views and he is setting up a new website where they can voice their opinion." –Conan O'Brien "Thanksgiving is right around the corner. As you know, the traditional Thanksgiving began in 1621 when Native Americans sat down with a bunch of undocumented pilgrims. They had dinner and the pilgrims never left." –Jay Leno The Last Word: Assignment 7 due tomorrow

  2. AP Government and Politics Unit 3 Roots of American Elections

  3. 12 Learning Objectives • Trace the roots of American elections, and distinguish among the four different types of elections 12.1 1.2

  4. Purposes of Elections 12.1 • Popular election • Provides unique legitimacy to government • Proof of popular sovereignty, or consent of the governed • Electorate, or citizens eligible to vote, judge those in power • Fill public offices • Elections provide voters a choice in policy • Winners claim a mandate, or command from the voters, to enact their policy platform

  5. Problems with First-past-the-post-voting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo

  6. Elections and Ballot Measures • Types of Elections • Primary Elections • Closed Primaries • Open Primaries – crossover voting • Runoff primary • General Election • Ballot Measures • Initiative – voters initiate • Referendum – legislatures refer • Recall election

  7. Ballot Measures: Pros and Cons • What are some of the positive aspects of allowing ballot initiatives and referendums? • What are some of the negatives?

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