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1. Date: February 7, 2013Topic: Reviewing 7,8, and 9.Aim: How can we successfully review our chapters 7,8, and 9?Do Now: Complete questions 1-10 on beginning on page 65.

2. 1-10… • 1.) B • 2.) C • 3.) D • 4.) E • 5.) D • 6.) C • 7.) C • 8.) B • 9.) C • 10.) C

3. Now Look…. • A.) Percentage of House seats has trended down. • Percentage of electoral votes has also trended down. • B.) Incumbency Advantage – Even though Southerners were voting for Republican Presidential candidates, they continued to vote for incumbent Democrat congressional candidates. • Gerrymandering – district lines created safe seats for Democratic candidates even though there may have been more Republican voters statewide. • State versus National Parties – Because national and state parties are largely independent of one another, to get votes Democratic congressional candidates responded to local interests whereas Democratic presidential candidates responded to a national constituency.

4. C.) Catholics – They have become less reliable Democrat voters. • Labor Union Members – They have become less reliable Democratic voters, have decreased in number, and thus there are fewer Democratic supporters; have become a smaller percentage of the Democratic voting bloc. • Women – They have become more reliable Democratic voters. • Social Conservatives – Have become more reliable Republican voters, straying from the Democratic Party. I WONDER WHY THAT IS?

5. Page 124 #’s 2,6,13,16,24,26 • 2.) B – PLURALITY ENCOURAGES TWO PARTIES • 6.) B • 13.) D • 16.) E • 24.) D • 26.) C