franchise
who has legal right to vote
rational choice voting
votes based on self interest
retrospective
votes based on past behavior
prospective voting
based on predictions
party line voting
voting based on party affiliations
political efficacy
citizens belief on whether their vote counts
who votes the most
senior citizens
linkage institution
organizations that connect citizens to gov
political parties
puts forward candidates to win elections
how have elections changed
more candidate centered- more divisive