Karteikarten
Chapter 9: Campaigns and Voting Behavior
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- 1NominationParty's official approve of a candidate for office.
- 2Campaign StrategyMaster game plan candidates lay out to guide their electoral campaign.
- 3National Party ConventionSupreme power within each of the parties.
(Meets every 4 years to nominate party's presidential & vice presidential candidates; Also to write party's platform) - 4McGovern-Fraser CommissionCommission formed at the 1968 Democratic convention in response to demands for reform by minority groups & others who sought better representation.
- 5Super DelegatesPeople who are awarded automatic slots as delegates based on the office they currently hold.
(Ex: Congress, Nation Committee) - 6Invisible PrimaryCandidates compete to win early support from the elite of the party and to create positive first impression of their leadership skills.
(Behind the scenes of public view) - 7CaucusSet of meetings to select convention delegates.
(About dozen states do caucuses) - 8Presidential PrimariesState's voters go to the polls to express their preference for a party's nominee for president.
(Most delegates to the national party conventions are chosen this way) - 9Front LoadingRecent tendency of states to hold primaries early in the calendar in order to capitalize on media attention.
- 10Party PlatformParty's statement of its goals and policies for the next 4 years.
- 11Direct MailMethod of raising money for a political cause of candidate, by sending information/requesting money to past supporters.
- 12Campaign ContributionsDonations made directly to candidate/party and must be reported to FEC.
- 13Independent ExpendituresExpenses on behalf of a political message made by groups that are uncoordinated with any candidate's campaign.
- 14Federal Election Campaign Act1974 law passed for reforming campaign finances.
(Provides limits on & disclosure of campaign contributions) - 15Political Action CommitteesGroups that raise money from individuals and then distribute it in the form of contributions to candidates that the group supports.
(PACs must register with FEC and report donations/contributions to it) - 16Federal Election CommissionSix-member bipartisan agency created by Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974.
(Administers & enforces campaign finance laws) - 17Soft MoneyPolitical contributions earmarked for party-building expenses at the grassroots level or for generic party advertising.
- 18527 groupsIndependent political groups that are not subject to contribution restrictions because they do not directly seek election of particular candidates.
- 19Citizens United v. Federal Election CommissionRuled that individuals, corporations, and unions could donate unlimited amounts of money to groups that make independent political expenditures.
- 20501 (c) Groups"Vehicles" for unlimited political donations that could remain anonymous.
- 21Super PACsIndependent expenditure-only PACs that may accept donations of any size and can endorse candidates.
(expenditures must be periodically reported to the FEC) - 22Selective PerceptionPaying most attention to things they already agree with and interpreting even according to their own predispositions.
- 23SuffrageLegal right vote in the United States.
(over 18 years of age can vote) - 24Political EfficacyBelief that one's political participation really matter- one's vote can actually make a difference.
- 25Civic DutyBelief that in order to support democratic government, a citizen should vote.
- 26Voter RegistrationStates require voters to register in order to vote.
- 27Motor Voter Act1993 act that requires states to permit people to register to vote when they apply for a driver's license.
- 28Mandate Theory of ElectionsWinning Candidate has a mandate from the people to carry out his/her platforms and politics.
- 29Policy VotingPeople base their choices in an election on their own issue preferences.
- 30Electoral CollegeSelection of the President by the state parties.
(Usually based on popular vote) - 31Battleground StatesKey States that presidential campaigns focus on because they are more likely to decide the outcome of the Electoral College vote.
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