Voting behavior

The Journal Article, Fear in the Voting Booth: The 2004 Presidential Election, was chosen because it offers an analysis of the role that fear played in the first election following the 9/11 attacks. This source focuses on how the fear, anxiety and uncertainty of these attacks influenced voters’ behavior during the election between Republican nominee, George W. Bush and Democratic nominee, John Kerry. This article was chosen because of its specificity which compliments the rest of the sources. The

have the right to vote. Social acceptance for felons voting would allow the criminal's voice to be heard as they can vote for who they want without relying on others to support their causes. Also, being able to participate in the social norm of voting would help the felon better acclimate into acceptable rather than deviant behaviors. There are also macro-level consequences. With this increase of voters, states have the potential to swing voting results from current trends impacting campaigns and

The outcome of the 2016 election came as a surprise to many, pleasant to some and unpleasant to others. However, when looking at the theories and ideas in political psychology, the election of Republican nominee Donald Trump over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is not entirely shocking. Cognitive dissonance theory, schemas and heuristics, and social influence, specifically conformity, can all help to explain why Donald Trump is America’s new president-elect. Cognitive dissonance is defined as

Topic Considering the miniscule overall effect on the outcome of an election that an individual person’s vote has, why do they vote at all? Why do they engage in non - voting political activities in the process of an election (such as volunteering for a camp)? Introduction Political culture has been a subject of political science largely because it deals with attitudes and behavioral patterns of the population. This culture determines the relationship of the citizens with the political system

In American history, voting has been a direct involvement of the public with the government. Patterns based on the structure of voting have emerged to demographically section the voting population. Scholars have found that these voting patterns can be followed by studying the political activity of different religious groups. From the 1960s to our most recent elections, voting patterns among these groups have fluctuated as well as stayed constant. The reason for such changes, or lack thereof, can

and self-image, voters will take these into account with their own views. What is voting action theory and how does it apply to the way voters vote? How does this change the behavior behind the voting process per registered voters? Why do voters want their political candidates to share their views? What effect do the votes on a candidate have on the economy or health care? What studies have been done to show the behavior and the change in such with each political candidate or how the candidate is treated

turnout, many American voters do not exercise this right due to an array of reasons. In more recent national elections, of the registered voters, only about sixty percent actually participated in the election by casting a vote. Various aspects affect voting turnout. Some people are more likely to vote than others because they are registered. While in other democratic countries citizenship automatically enables people to vote, the U.S is one of the few world democracies that require registration for individuals

discussed here is one of the social sciences based on the theories Groupthink and Social Judgement Theory. I will propose a study to analyze the relationship between the number of hours of media an individual receives and its effects on his or her voting behavior. The participants of this proposed study will be registered voters between the ages of eighteen and seventy and residents of the United States of America. The primary method of collecting data will be through surveys. Once the data has been, collected

prospective, economy, voting RQ: How does the economy impact voter decision-making and thus election outcomes? Method: A review of literature regarding voting and economic conditions. The authors organize the review into sections, each representing an area of confusion or disagreement within the literature, and conclude by discussing areas where further research is necessary. Findings: • Pocketbook (personal) versus Sociotropic (national) Voting o Sociotropic voting tends to better explain

Tonight, With John Oliver.” The thing that stuck out the most to during this particular segment was the legislation that Oliver brought up, and a quote that went along with it, calling the North Carolina laws being struck down “the most restrictive voting law North Carolina has seen since the era of Jim Crowe,” and that the laws provisions, “target African Americans with almost surgical precision.” While this example specifically speaks towards regulations that are aimed