Electoral College Essay

Essay assignment
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. Exlain two reasons why the electoral college has not been abolished.

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Chapter 10 review questions (complete)

CHAPTER 10 REVIEW QUESTIONS


1) Def legitimacy
2) Def referendum
3) Def initiative petition
a. Give 2 examples.
4) 1800 Election
a. nomination
b. tone
c. focus
d. troubling error
5) 1896 Election
a. Candidates
b. Issues
c. Campaign
6) 2004 What was GW Bush’s ‘great feat’
7) Role of US supreme court in 2000 election
8) What two key choices face every voter?
9) Suffrage? (specific amendments)
10) Enfranchisement and Voting?
11) Why not vote?
12) Rational voting theory
13) Def political efficacy
14) Define Civic duty
15) 3 reasons for low US turnout
16) def voter registration
17) Voter registration differences from state to state.
18) Define Motor Votor Act
19) Who votes? What are the trends?
20) Explain Mandate theory of elections.
21) What are the 3 major elements of voters’ decisions
22) Evaluate table 10.2
23) Most important dimensions of candidate image?
24) What is policy voting?
25) 4 conditions for policy voting?
26) Obstacle to policy voting?
27) Define The electoral College
28) What was founder’s goal of elections?
29) How does each state’s election process work now?
30) Role of small states in elections?
31) Two tasks of elections, according to democratic theory?
32) Elections and policy as 2 way street?
33) How do policy differences affect elections?
34) Explain art of Ambiguity?
35) Explain how elections affect policy?
36) How does policy affect election?
37) Define retrospective voting
38) How has democracy affected the scope of government?

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Watergate Project.

Watergate Research Project
Watergate Project

Visual Description of Watergate
Elements:

Timeline: Detailed Timeline. Your work must be complete spanning the Pre-breakin events, through the end. Your work must demonstrate a thorough understanding of the event, AND it's significance.

People: Who was involved in Watergate. From the Top down, brief biographies of the major players, and their role in the Scandal. Also, what happened to them later? Where are they now.

Summary and Analysis: In paper form, provide A brief description description of watergate and an Analysis of it's significance for the American people, elections, and the American government. (3-5 pp)

Groups of 3. Due Wed (Green) and Thursday (Silver).
30 pts.

You will be graded on the quality and thoroughness of your work.
Sources: 4 sources, internet OK, at least one online database. See O-Cash if you need help with this.

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