Political Science
Description
Type and double-space your responses. Answer the questions fully and in as much detail as possible. There is no set page number but each question should have as much detail as possible. 1. Discuss the importance of the vice president selection in presidential campaign strategy. Is this selection important? Why or why not? Give specific examples from the past as well as how the 2020 vice presidential nominees may help or hurt their party’s nominee for president secure victory. 20 points 2. Voter suppression tactics have been in existence throughout the history of democracy. Discuss examples of voter suppression between 1875-1970. What was a common way to outlaw those practices? Next, discuss voter suppression tactics in the last 10 years with special emphasis on any practices in recent years. How can these practices be curtailed? 20 points 3. Discuss aspects of party identification. What demographic factors frequently correlate with individual political parties? Explain what your textbook notes about how politicians in power may affect people coming into political age (young adulthood 18-24). In your opinion, do you expect this theory to hold true in the future? Why or why not? 20 points 4. Explain the way the Electoral College works in your own words. 10 points 5. Define negative campaigning. List the 5 ethical standards concerning attack ads. 15 points 6. Describe the themes of the 1964 political ads as noted in your textbook. Explain how one or more of these themes are included in today’s presidential campaign ads. 15 points
