What is direct democracy, What is direct democracy? (We

What is direct democracy

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Assignment:

Please help explain and answer these questions. Please provide solid examples of each questions if possible. My professor likes to ask deeper details not just basic answers.

1. What factors lead to voter turnout and what factors reduce it?

2. Why does socio-economic class have an impact on voting patterns?

3. What limitations are there on how much money can be spent on elections? Should there be limits to campaign contributions?

4. What are primary elections and caucuses, and what role do conventions have in elections?

5. What is the Electoral College?

6. What is the significance of advertising in election campaigns?

7. What is direct democracy? (We discussed this earlier in the semester and now look at it from another angle - participation.) What are its advantages and drawbacks?

8. What is the definition of a political party?

9. What is the difference between "first past the post" plurality voting and proportional representation?

10. What is a "party realignment"? What was the cause of the party realignments of the 1930s and the 1960s?

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