9&10 Flashcards
Campaign strategy
The master game plan candidates way out to guide their electoral campaign
National party convention
Supreme power with in each of the parties. The connection meets every four years to nominate the party’s presidential and vice presidential Candidates and to right platforms
Caucus
A meeting of all state party leaders for selecting delegates to the national party convention. Usually organized as a pyramid
Presidential primaries
Elections in which voters in a state vote for a candidate. Most delegates to the national party convention’s are chosen this way
McGovern Fraser Commission
A commission form that the 1968 Democratic convention in response to Demands form by my Minority groups and others who sought better representation
Super delegates
National party leaders who automatically get a delegate slot at the democratic national party convention
Frontloading
Recent tendency of states to hold primaries early in the calendar in order to capitalize on media attention
National primary
Proposal by critics of caucuses and presidential primaries which would replace these electro methods with a nationwide primary held early in the election year
Regional primaries
A proposal by critics of caucuses and presidential primaries to replace these lights were methods with a series of primaries each geographic region
Party platform
A political party statement of its goals and policies for the next four years the platform is drafting prior to the party convention by a committee whose members are chosen and Rob proportion to each candidate strength
Direct mail
High-tech method of raising money for a political cause her candidate involve sending information and request for money to people whose names appear on the list of those who have supported the candidates in the past
Federal election campaign act
Halal passed in 1974 reforming campaign finance.act created the Federal election commission provided public financing for presidential primaries and general elections limited presidential campaign spending required disclosure and attempted to limit contributions
Federal election commission
six-member bipartisan agency created by the federal election campaign act of 1974 administers and enforces campaign-finance laws
Presidential election campaign fund
Money from the three dollar federal income tax check off goes into this fund which is then distributed to qualified candidates to subsidize their presidential campaigns
Matching funds
Contributions up to $250 our mats from the presidential election campaign fun
Soft money
Political contributions for party building expenses at the grassroots level for a generic party in advertising. No unlike money that goes to campaign,were bands by the McCain Feingold act
527 groups
Independent groups that seek to influence the political process but are not subject to contribution restrictions because they do not directly seek the election of particular candidates
PACS
Funding vehicles created by the 1974 campaign finance reform is a corporation union or some other interest group that can create a political action committee and register it with the Federal election commission
Selective perception
Phenomenon that people often pay the most attention to things they already agree with and interpret them according to their own predispositions
Legitimacy
Characterization of elections by political scientist meaning that they are almost universally excepted as fair and free method of selecting political leaders
referendum
State level method of direct legislation that gives voters a chance to approve or disapprove of a proposed legislation proposed constitutional amendment
InitiativePetition
Process permitted in some states whereby voters may put proposed changes in the state constitution to a vote if sufficient signatures are obtained on petitions calling for such a referendum
Suffrage
Legal right to vote
Political efficacy
Belief that one’s political participation really matters that one so can actually make a difference
Civic duty
The belief that in order to support democratic government a citizen should always vote
Voter registration
A system adopted by the states that requires a boaters to register well and advance of election day
Motor voter acts
Passed in 1993 this acts when into effect for the 1996 election it requires states to permit people to register to vote at the same time that they apply for a drivers license
Mandate theory of elections
Idea that the winning candidate has a mandate from the people to carry out his or her platforms in politics
Policy voting
Elect oral choices that I made on the basis of their policy preferences in on the basis of where the candidates stand on policy issues
Electoral college
Unique American institution created by the Constitution providing for the selection of president by electors chosen by the state parties are the electoral college vote usually reflects a popular majority the winner take all rule gives clout to big states
Nomination
You official endorsement of a candidate for office by political party. Generally success for in the nomination game requires momentum money media in attention
