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ap gove test 9 and 10 Flashcards

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nomination

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official endorsement for candidates for offices by political party: success requires momentum, money and media attentions

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capaign strategy

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master game plan by candidates to guide their electoral campaign

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national party convention

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supreme power in each party: meets every 4 years to nominate parties presidential and vcie presidential candidates and write parties platform

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mcgovern/frassier convention

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formed in 1968 democratic convention in response to demands for reform by minority groups and others who watned better representation

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superdelegates

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national party leaders get delegate slot at democratic party’s national convention

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invisible primary

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period before any votes hav happened; candidates competes for early support fron elite of party and create positive first impression of leadership skills

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caucas

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system for selecting convention delegates; dozen of states votes attended meeting ro expresss presidential preference

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presidential primaries

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election where state voters fo to polls and vote for preferencd for party;s nominee for president, vst majority of delegate ot national party are chosen this way

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front loading

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recent trend to hold primaries early in the year to gain media attention; states want to move up primary date for money

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party platform

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a party’s statment of goals and plans for next 4 years; drafted prior to party convention by comitee whose members are chosen in rough proportion to each candidiates strength

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direct mail

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fundraser for campagin; info and requests for money are sent to a list of people who have supported similar views in the past

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campaign contributions

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donations made directly ot candidate or party; reported to FEC; donate up to 2800 for candidiate and 35000 for party

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federal election campaigh or FEC

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passed in 1974; reforming campaign finances, created federal election commission and limites campaign contributions

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organizing a campaign

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  1. get a manager
  2. get fundrasing
    3.campaign counsel
  3. hire media and campaign consultants
    5.assemble campagin staff
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campaign manager job

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  1. plan logistics
    2.get research staff and policy adivsors
    4.hire pollister
  2. get good press secretary
    5.establish a website
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federal election comission

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6members bipartisan agenscy; enfore campaign finance laws

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political action comitee or PAC

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group that fundraises for ind. and distributes it in form of contr. to candidates the group supports limited to 5000 per year per candidate

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soft money

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political conrtibution for party building expenses at grassroot level or for generic party ads; unlimited unitl banned by mccain-forgold act; support policies and not candidates

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527 groups

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tax code; indepentdant political groups not subjected to contribution restrictions bc they do not seek election of particular candidates; ,must be reported to IRS

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citizen united vs FEC

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ind. corporations and unions could donate infinite money to groups that made ind. political expedties

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501 (c) groups

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tax code; group exempt fro reporting contributions and can recieve unlimited contribution; cant spend more thatn 1/2 of contributions on politics

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super PACS

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ind-expediture-only PAC’; accept donations of any size and promote specific candidates; periodically reposrted to FEC

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selective perception

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phenonmenon where people’s beliefs guide what they pay attention to and how the interpret events

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suffarage

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legal right to vote

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politcal efficacy

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belief that one’e political participation matters; one vote can make a differntce

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civic duty

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belief that in order to support democratic gov, a citizen shoulld vote

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voter registration

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voters neeed to register before voting, some states require 30 dats in advance and other require day off

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motor voter act

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requires states to permit people to register to vote when they apply for a driver liscense

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mandate theory of elections

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idea that winning candidate had a mandate from people to carry out his or her platform and politics

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policy voting

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electoral choice made on basis of voter’s policy preference and where the candidates stand on policy issues

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electoral college

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prociding selection for pres by electors chosen by state; usually reflects pop vote; less populated states are overrepresented and iwnner takes all concetrates campaign on close stature

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battleground states

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key states in pres race that they focus on bc they are most liklely to decide outcome of elecoral college

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interest groups

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org of people w/ shared goals who enter policy process at one or more points, to try to achieve their goals

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pluralism

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theory; policymaking process is open to the participation of all groups with shared interests with no singl gropu dominating; they believe that public interest generally prevails

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elitism

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theory; uppermiddles class elites gold power and make policy regarrdless or formal gov org.

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hyperplurilism

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thory; interst groups are so strong that gov is weakened

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irontriangles

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subgovernment; consists of interest froups, gov agancies and congressional committee or sun comitees that have a mutually dependant relationship, they dominate some areas of domestic policy making

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potential group

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all people who might be in a interest group bc they have a common interest

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actual group

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people in ptentioal group who actually join

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collective good

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soemthing of value that can;t be withheld from anyone

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free rider problem

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people in potentional group who dont join bc they can benefit from groups activity without actually joining

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selective benefits

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goods that a group can restrist to those who actually join

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single issue groups

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narrow interest on whihc members tend to take and uncompromising stance

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lobbying

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process wehre ind. or group communicates with policymakers in an attempt to infoulcen poilcy decision

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electionering

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direct geoup involvemtnt in electoral process; funding campaigns, getting members to work

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union shop

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provision in collective bargaining agreements requires empolyees of unionized buis. to join unions within a short perios of being hires (30 days) and remian a member under condition of employmets

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right to work laws

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state laws that forbid union shops, formed by taft and hartley act of 1947

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public interest lobbies

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org. seeking collective goods, which benefit society as whole

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