APGovCh.12.Justin.Hall

Question 1

Thomas Jefferson

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Principle drafter of the Declaration of Independence; second vice president from 1901-1809. Co-founder of the Democratic-Republican Party.

Question 2

Donald J. Trump

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The 45th President, A Republican, elected in 2016; first elected without prior political or military experience; an experienced businessman

Question 3

Hillary Clinton

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First female major party candidates for president of the U.S. a Democrat, who ran against Donald J. Trump in 2016. Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013; New York senator from 2001-2009; former first lady

Question 4

Electorate

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The citizens eligible to vote

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Mandate

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A command, indicated by an electorate’s vote, for the elected officials to carry out a party platform or policy agenda

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Primary Election

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Election in which voters decide which of the candidates within the party will represent the party in the general election

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Closed Primary

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A primary election in which only a party’s registered voters are eligible to cast a ballot

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Open Primary

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a primary election in which party members, independents, and sometimes members of the other party are allowed to participate

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Crossover voting

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participation in the primary election of a party with which the voter is not affiliated

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Runoff primary

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a second primary election between the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes in the first primary

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General election

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election in which voters decide which candidates will actually fill elective public offices

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Initiative

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an election that allows citizens to propose legislation or state constitutional amendments by submitting them to the electorate for popular vote

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Referendum

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an election whereby the state legislature submits proposed legislation or state constitutional amendments to the voters for approval

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Recall

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an election in which voters can remove an incumbent from office prior to the next scheduled election

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Electoral college

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representatives of each state who cast the final ballots that actually elect a president

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Elector

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member of the Electoral College

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Reappointment

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the reallocation of the number of seats in the House of Representatives after each decennial census

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Incumbency

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already holding an office

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Presidential coattails

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when successful presidential candidates carry into office congressional candidates of the same party in the year of their election

Question 20

Barack Obama

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the first African American president of the US, a Democrat, who served as forty-fifth president from 2009 to 2017. Senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008; member of the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004.

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Mid-term election

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an election that takes place in the middle of a presidential term

Question 22

Campaign manager

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the individual who travels with the candidate and coordinates the campaign

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Finance chair

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the individual who coordinates the financial business of the campaign

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Press secretary

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the individual charged with interacting and communicating with journalists on a daily basis

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Campaign consultant

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a private-sector professional who sells to a candidate the technologies, services, and strategies required to get that candidate elected

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Pollster

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a campaign consultant who conducts public opinion surveys

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Voter canvass

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the process by which campaign reaches individual voters, either by door-to-door solicitation or by telephone

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Get-out-the-vote (GOTV)

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a push at the end of a political campaign to encourage supporters to go to the polls

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Bernie Sanders

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longest serving independent in the US Congress. Ran against Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary; senator from Vermont since 2007; first elected to the House of Representatives in 1991

Question 30

Positive ad

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advertising on behalf of a candidate that stresses the candidate’s qualifications, family, and issue positions, with no direct reference to the opponent

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Negative ad

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advertising on behalf of a candidate that attacks the opponent’s character or platform

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Contrast ad

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ad that compares the records and proposals of the candidates, with a bias toward the candidate sponsoring the ad

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Inoculation ad

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advertising that attempts to counteract an anticipated attack from the opposition before the attack is launched

Question 34

Federal election campaign act (FECA)

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passed in 1971, this is the primary law that regulates political campaign spending and fundraising. The law originally focused or increased disclosure of contributions for federal campaigns

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Federal election commission (FEC)

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an independent regulatory agency founded in 1975 by the US Congress to regulate the campaign finance legislation in the US

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Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA)

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passed in 2002, this act amended the federal election campaign act of 1971 with several provisions designed to end the use of nonfederal, or “soft money”

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Citizens United v. FEC

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the 2010 US Supreme Court case that enabled corporations and unions have the same political speech rights as individuals under the 1st amendment. As part of this ruling, the Supreme Court found that the government may not prohibit corporations or unions from using their general treasury funds to support or denounce political candidates in elections

Question 38

McCutcheon v FEC

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the 2014 Supreme Court ruling that declared Section 441 of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) unconstitutional. Section 441 imposed limits on any individual’s total political contributions (to federal candidates, parties, or political action committees) in a two-year period

Question 39

Political action committee (PAC)

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officially recognized fund-raising organizations that represent interest groups and are allowed by federal law to make contributions directly to candidates’ campaigns

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527 political committee

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organizations created with the primary purpose of influencing electoral outcomes; the term is typically applied only to freestanding interest groups that do not explicitly advocate for the election of a candidate

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501(c) group

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interest groups whose primary purpose is not electoral politics

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Super PAC

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political action committees established to make independent expenditures

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Independent expenditures

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spending for campaign activity that is not coordinated with a candidate’s campaign

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Public funds

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donations from general tax revenues to the campaigns of qualifying presidential candidates

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Matching funds

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donations to presidential campaigns whereby every dollar raised from individuals in amounts less than $251 is matched by the federal treasury

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Conventional political participation

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activism that attempts to influence the political process through commonly accepted forms of persuasion such as voting or letter writing

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Unconventional political participation

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activism that attempts to influence the political process through unusual or extreme measures, such as protests, boycotts, and picketing

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Turnout

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the proportion of the voting-age public that casts a ballot

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Retrospective judgment

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a voter’s evaluation of a candidate based on past performance on a particular issue

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Prospective judgment

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a voter’s evaluation of a candidate based on what he or she pledges to do about an issue if elected

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Front-loading

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the tendency of states to choose an early date on the nomination calendar

Question 52

Help America Vote Act (HAVA)

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a federal law passed in 2002 that addresses issues of voting systems and voter access that were identified following the 2000 election. It established minimum election administration standards for states and units of local government with responsibility for the administration of federal elections for other purposes related to the bill

Question 53

Communications director

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the person who develops the overall media strategy for the candidate