Mobilizing Electoral Participation in Contemporary US Elections Analytical Essay

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In an essay of 4 to 6 pages (1,000 to 1,500 words), please answer the following prompt. I expect you to write your essay based on the assigned readings, on class forums, and on lectures and other video materials presented on the web site. I do not expect you to supplement these sources with outside research.

I also expect you to provide appropriate citations to your sources. If this is the text, you should use parenthetical endnoting with specific page references (e.g. Ginsberg, et. al. 2019: 41). If you are citing a lecture, you should provide the lecture number. Videos should be named using the title from the web page. Please cite forum posts by the author's name and the date of the post.

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The results of the 2016 and 2018 national elections raise significant questions about the future of America’s political parties and the viability of America’s electoral processes. In an essay, describe the roles that political parties and candidate characteristics play in mobilizing electoral participation in contemporary U.S. elections and analyze how individual characteristics of voters (such as socioeconomic status), political socialization, electoral laws, and electoral practices influence voting likelihood. Where possible use examples from recent national campaigns for national office discussed in the assigned text and in the lectures/video supplements.


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Contingency Leadership and Path-Goal Theories
Thesis statement: The social movements do not contradict the path-goal theory since leaders in
these movements have a high need for controlling such an environment.
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Introduction
Social movements do not contradict the path-goal theory.

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The motivating factor for the growing number of followers in movements.

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The reason why so many of these movements are called “leaderless” movements.

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Conclusion


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Mobilizing Electoral Participation in Contemporary U.S. Elections
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MOBILIZING ELECTORAL PARTICIPATION

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Mobilizing Electoral Participation in Contemporary U.S. Elections
Elections are a significant event in any country as registered voters go out to decide who
will represent them in government. The election season is characterized by a substantial effort by
parties to mobilize the public in support of their candidates. Political parties play a vital role in
mobilizing the public to participate in an election. It is not enough for them to line up the best
candidates if the voters refuse to participate in the electoral process (Hill, 2018, 120). As such,
they go to great lengths to ensure that voters show up and vote for them. The decision by voters
to participate in an electoral process is influenced by their political socialization, socioeconomic
status, electoral laws, and practices. Political parties and individual characteristics directly
influence participation of voter in elections.
Roles That Political Parties and Candidate Characteristics Play
Roles Parties Play
Political parties use different strategies to mobilize people to vote for them during
elections. One of the strategies is recruiting suitable candidates to view using the party. When no
incumbents are running for the seats, the parties pick strong candidates and convince them to run
for the positions. In the US, money is vital when conducting campaigns. A strong candidate,
therefore, is a person who has strong leadership rec...


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