| A | B |
|---|
| POLITICAL EFFICACY | Do you think your vote counts? How well do you understand issues? |
| STRUCTURAL BARRIERS TO VOTING | registration rules; voter ID; when allowed |
| TOP REASONS/FACTORS INFLUENCING VOTER CHOICE | 1. Party identification 2. Ideology |
| LINKAGE INSTITUTIONS | media, elections, parties, interest groups |
| FUNCTION OF POLITICAL PARTIES | mobilization, platforms, education |
| FIRST PARTY SYSTEM | Congressional Caucus chooses presidential nominees |
| SECOND PARTY SYSTEM | National Conventions choose presidential nominees |
| 1900s REFORM | primaries used to choose presidential nominees |
