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326 Chapter 9 | Elections How Do Voters Decide? All the electoral activities we have considered so far are directed at citizens: ...

How do voters decide? 327 actual turnout (votes as a percentage of the total adult population) has been closer to 50 percent.^51 ...

328 Chapter 9 | Elections or has helped your community benefit from desirable government projects), personal characteristics (vo ...

How do voters decide? 329 “Wave” elections generally occur when a large number of voters vote against incumbents because of poor ...

330 Chapter 9 | Elections benefits and programs to their constituents. Even so, congressional incumbents are not necessarily saf ...

Understanding the 2016 and 2018 elections 331 Understanding the 2016 and 2018 Elections In recent years, every election has been ...

332 Chapter 9 | Elections up for reelection (plus two open seats). Republican control of the House was thought to be largely sec ...

Understanding the 2016 and 2018 elections 333 53 Female GenderMale 65 and over 45 –6 4 30 –4 4 Age18–29 Asian Latino Black Race/ ...

334 Chapter 9 | Elections The 2016 Presidential Election: State by State FIGURE 5 AK (3) HI (4) CA (55) AZ (11) NM(5) TX (38) ...

Understanding the 2016 and 2018 elections 335 generate slightly increased enthusiasm among Republican voters, but had little imp ...

336 Chapter 9 | Elections and federal gun policy as the most important issues were much more likely to vote Democratic, while vo ...

Study guide 337 The winner-take-all method of allocating most states’ electoral votes results in candidates focusing on states ...

338 Chapter 9 | Elections “GOTV” and “ground game” refer to a candidate’s attempts to. a boost name recognition b mobilize supp ...

Study guide 339 How did the electoral map favor Republican Senate candidates in 2018? a Democratic efforts at redistricting gav ...

Chapter 10Chapter 10 || Interest GroupsInterest Groups 10 There are more than 20 million college students in America today. Many ...

Interest Groups 341 Define interest groups and describe the characteristics of different types of groups. pages 342–352 Explain ...

342 Chapter 10Chapter 10 || Interest GroupsInterest Groups For most Americans, this story looks all too common: organized, well- ...

What are interest groups? 343 Types of Interest Groups NUTS & B O LT S 10.1 Scholars often divide interest groups into categ ...

FIGURE 10.1 1 2000 $1.54 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total spending on lobbying (billions) 2 3 $4 2008 2009 2010 2011 201 ...

What are interest groups? 345 was spent on lobbying in 2017. The amount spent as well as the number of groups lobbying governmen ...