Midterm review essays

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Decline in voter turnout since 1960s
Voter turnout – Presidential elections v.
midterm elections
Electoral College and winner-take-all
Campaign strategy and third parties
Constitution – limits on majority rule
House v. Senate (qualifications, elections,
powers)
Primary elections, 17th amendment, suffrage
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Voting
Age, Schooling
Institutional barriers to voting
Linkage institutions
Interest groups
1st amendment protections
Grassroots mobilization, lobbying of govt, and
litigation
Regulation of interest groups