POLI 2051 Lecture : Lecture Ch10b
Document Summary
Conventional - relatively routine, non-threatening behavior that uses the channels of representative government. Unconventional - relatively uncommon behavior that challenges or defies government channels. Doesn"t mean illegal, but some of them are ex: refusing to pay taxes, protest, boycotting, work with interest groups. Voting - the most common and most studied form of participation. Initially, most states had taxpaying or property holding requirements for voting - these were eliminated by the 1850s. To suppress disorder - blacks and 18-year olds in the 1960s. To acquire consent or popular support for government programs - women during wwi. Elections - you must win two elections to hold office in this country. Two important regularities (things that almost always happen): incumbents rarely lose. Size of the gain or loss depends on three things: 1) how many seats the president"s party holds. The goal is to win a majority of the delegates available in primaries and caucuses.
