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US Democracy and Participation

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The election cycle - introduction
Stages of the election cycle,
Who selected party candidates unt...,
What change was made to candidate...
20  cards
electoral college
What is the electoral college vote,
What principle does the electoral...,
Example of winnner takes all geor...
14  cards
gerrymandering
What is gerrymandering,
Who decides on redistricting and ...,
How does gerrymandering work
6  cards
Democratic Party
What are the issues that parties ...,
Dominant views within the party,
Features of new democratics
13  cards
Republican Party
What type of economic policy do r...,
What has been the recent trends i...,
Republican party factions
6  cards
polarisation and party unity
Evidence for polarisation,
What shared basic values do the p...,
Reasons for polarisation
15  cards
party system
What party system does the us have,
Types of minor parties,
Green party basics
18  cards
Voter Coalitions
What are voter coalitions,
Social background factors,
How can candidates win an election
25  cards
other factors affecting VB
Incumbency,
Advantages of incumbency,
Incumbency in congress
16  cards
campaign finance
Two key laws attempted to stop it,
1974 federal election campaign act,
Political action committees
15  cards
pressure grops
Stats,
Why so much pressure group activi...,
Access points
26  cards
comparison
Party system 2 party dominance si...,
Party system similarities,
Party unity similarities
15  cards
stats
Aa vote for obama 2008,
Aa vote for biden 2020,
Latino vote for biden 2020
12  cards

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